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Name Meaning Transliteration Phoneme Origin Corresponding letter in
Text Egyptian hieroglyphs Samaritan Aramaic Hebrew Syriac Parthian Arabic South Arabian Ge'ez Greek Latin Cyrillic Brahmi
𐤀‎ ʾālep ox, head of cattle ʾ ʾ [ʔ] 𓃾 ࠀ‎ 𐡀‎ א ܐ 𐭀 ﺍ, ء 𐩱 Αα Aa Аа 𑀅 /a/
𐤁‎ bēt house b b [b] 𓉐 ࠁ‎ 𐡁‎ ב ܒ 𐭁 𐩨 Ββ Bb Бб, Вв 𑀩 /b/
𐤂‎ gīml throwing stick (or camel) g g [ɡ] 𓌙 ࠂ‎ 𐡂‎ ג ܓ 𐭂 𐩴 Γγ Cc, Gg Гг, Ґґ 𑀕 /g/
𐤃‎ dālet door (or fish) d d [d] 𓇯 ࠃ‎ 𐡃‎ ד ܕ 𐭃 د, ذ 𐩵 Δδ Dd Дд 𑀥 /dʰ/
𐤄‎ he window (or jubilation) h hʾ [h] 𓀠? ࠄ‎ 𐡄‎ ה ܗ 𐭄 ه 𐩠 Εε Ee Ее, Єє, Ээ 𑀳 /ɦ/
𐤅‎ wāw hook w w [w] 𓏲 ࠅ‎ 𐡅‎ ו ܘ 𐭅 𐩥 (Ϝϝ), Υυ Ff, Uu, Vv, Yy, Ww Ѵѵ, Уу, Ўў 𑀯 /v/
𐤆‎ zajin, zayin weapon (or manacle) z z [z] 𓏭 ࠆ‎ 𐡆‎ ז ܙ 𐭆 𐩹 Ζζ Zz Зз 𑀚 /ɟ/
𐤇‎ hēt courtyard/wall (?) ḥ [ħ] 𓉗/𓈈? ࠇ‎ 𐡇‎ ח ܚ 𐭇 ح, خ 𐩢, 𐩭 ሐ, ኀ Ηη Hh Ии, Йй 𑀖 /gʰ/
𐤈‎ ṭēt wheel ṭ [tˤ] 𓄤? ࠈ‎ 𐡈‎ ט ܛ 𐭈 ط, ظ 𐩷 Θθ Ѳѳ 𑀣 /tʰ/
𐤉‎ yod arm, hand j y [j] 𓂝 ࠉ‎ 𐡉‎ י ܝ 𐭉 ي 𐩺 Ιι Ιi, Jj Іі, Її, Јј 𑀬 /j/
𐤊‎ kāp palm of a hand k k [k] 𓂧 ࠊ‎ 𐡊‎ כך ܟ 𐭊 𐩫 Κκ Kk Кк 𑀓 /k/
𐤋‎ lāmed goad l l [l] 𓌅 ࠋ‎ 𐡋‎ ל ܠ 𐭋 𐩡 Λλ Ll Лл 𑀮 /l/
𐤌‎ mēm water m m [m] 𓈖 ࠌ‎ 𐡌‎ מם ܡ 𐭌 𐩣 Μμ Mm Мм 𑀫 /m/
𐤍‎ nūn serpent (or fish ) n n [n] 𓆓 ࠍ‎ 𐡍‎ נן ܢ 𐭍 𐩬 Νν Nn Нн 𑀦 /n/
𐤎‎ śāmek pillar(?) s ś [s] 𓊽 ࠎ‎ 𐡎‎ ס ܣ ܤ 𐭎 𐩪 Ξξ Ѯѯ, 𑀱 /ʂ/
𐤏‎ ʿayin eye ʿ ʿ [ʕ] 𓁹 ࠏ‎ 𐡏‎ ע ܥ 𐭏 ع, غ 𐩲 Οο, Ωω Oo Оо, Ѡѡ 𑀏 /e/
𐤐‎ mouth (or corner) p p [p] 𓂋 ࠐ‎ 𐡐‎ פף ܦ 𐭐 ف 𐩰 ፐ, ፈ Ππ Pp Пп 𑀧 /p/
𐤑‎ ṩādē papyrus plant/fish hook? ṣ [sˤ] 𓇑 ? ࠑ‎ 𐡑‎ צץ ܨ 𐭑 ص, ض 𐩮 ጸ, ጰ, ፀ (Ϻϻ) Цц, Чч, Џџ 𑀘 /c/
𐤒‎ qōp needle eye q q [q] 𓃻? ࠒ‎ 𐡒‎ ק ܩ 𐭒 𐩤 (Ϙϙ), Φφ Qq Ҁҁ 𑀔 /kʰ/
𐤓‎ rēs, resh head r r [r] 𓁶 ࠓ‎ 𐡓‎ ר ܪ 𐭓 𐩧 Ρρ Rr Рр 𑀭 /r/
𐤔‎ šīn tooth (or sun) š š [ʃ] 𓌓 ࠔ‎ 𐡔‎ ש ܫ 𐭔 ش, س 𐩦 Σσς Ss Сс, Шш, Щщ 𑀰 /ɕ/
𐤕‎ tāw mark t t [t] 𓏴 ࠕ‎ 𐡕‎ ת ܬ 𐭕 ت, ث 𐩩 Ττ Tt Тт 𑀢 /t/

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