ܐ

ܐ U+0710, ܐ
SYRIAC LETTER ALAPH
←
[U+070F] 		Syriac ◌ܑ →
[U+0711]

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Ultimately from Phoenician 𐤀‎ (ʾ, “aleph”). Compare Arabic ا‎ (ʔ) and Hebrew א‎ (ʾ).

Pronunciation
  • (letter name) IPA(key): [ʔɑlaf], [ʔɑlɛf]
  • (sound) IPA(key): [ʔ] or silent

Letter

ܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. aleph, first letter of the Syriac alphabet

Coordinate terms
  • Next: ܒ‎

See also
  • ܐܠܦ‎

Numeral

ܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. number one (1)

References
  • “ˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 1a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 1a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1a
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