𐤀𐤋𐤐

Moabite

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-.

Numeral

𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)

1. thousand

Phoenician

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- (“thousand”).

Numeral

𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)

2. thousand

Descendants

• Punic: 𐤀𐤋𐤐‎ (ʾlp)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- (“head of cattle”).

Noun

𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)

2. bull, ox, head of cattle
   1. Name of the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet (𐤀‎).

Descendants

• Punic: 𐤀𐤋𐤐‎ (ʾlp)
• → Arabic: أَلِف‎ (ʔalif)
• → Ancient Greek: ἄλφα (álpha) (see there for further descendants)
• → Hebrew: אלף‎ (álef)