𓃾
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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing the head of an ox. Related to Cuneiform 𒄞.
Symbol
- Form of
used in the offering formula as a logogram for kꜣw (“oxen”).
Descendants
- Proto-Sinaitic:
- Proto-Canaanite:
- Phoenician: 𐤀 (ʾ)
- 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 (ا), ء (ʾ)
- Nko: ߊ
- Arabic: ا (ا), ء (ʾ)
- Turkic: 𐰀
- Nabataean:
- Hebrew: א
- Mandaic: ࡀ
- Pahlavi:
- Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭠 (ʾ)
- Inscriptional Parthian: 𐭀 (ʾ)
- Avestan: 𐬀, 𐬁
- (debated) Brahmi: 𑀅 (see there for further descendants)
- Classical Syriac: ܐ
- Ancient Greek: Α (A)
- Phoenician: 𐤀 (ʾ)
- Old South Arabian: 𐩱 (ʾ)
- Ge'ez: አ (ʾä)
- Proto-Canaanite:
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 461