𐤀

See also: ∡

𐤀	U+10900, 𐤀 PHOENICIAN LETTER ALF

← 𐣿
[U+108FF]

Phoenician

𐤁 →
[U+10901]

Phoenician

Etymology

From Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾 (see kꜣ) representing an ox head, whence the letter name 𐤀𐤋𐤐‎ (ʾlp, “head of cattle”).

Letter

𐤀 (ʾ)

The first letter of the Phoenician abjad, called aleph.

Descendants

Ancient Greek: Α (A)
- Coptic: Ⲁ (A)
- Cyrillic: А
- Gothic: 𐌰 (a)
- Old Italic: 𐌀
  - Latin: A
  - Runic: ᚨ
Aramaic: 𐡀‎ (ʾ)
- Classical Syriac: ܐ‎
  - Nabataean:
    - Arabic: ا‎, ء‎ (ʔ)
      - Nko: ߊ‎
  - Turkic: 𐰀‎
- Hebrew: א‎
- Mandaic: ࡀ‎
- Pahlavi:
  - Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭠‎ (ʾ)
  - Inscriptional Parthian: 𐭀‎ (ʾ)
  - Avestan: 𐬀‎, 𐬁‎
- Kharosthi:𐨀‎
- (debated) Brahmi: 𑀅 (see there for further descendants)

Gallery

Letter styles
Phoenician 𐤀 (ʼ, “aleph”)
Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʼ, “aleph”)

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