Etymology
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From Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “alef”).
𐡀 • (ʾ)
- Aleph, the first letter of the Aramaic alphabet.
Descendants
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- Hebrew: א
- Syriac: ܐ, ܐ, ܐ
- Pahlavi:
- Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭠 (ʾ)
- Inscriptional Parthian: 𐭀 (ʾ)
- Psalter Pahlavi: 𐮀 (ʾ)
- Avestan: 𐬀 (a), 𐬁 (ā)
- Nabataean: 𐢀, 𐢁 (ʾ)
- Mandaic: ࡀ
- Hatran: 𐣠 (ʾ)
- Palmyrene: 𐡠 (ʾ)
- Elymaic: 𐿠 (𐿠)
- Kharosthi:𐨀
- (debated) Brahmi: 𑀅 (see there for further descendants)
