ܝܘܕ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤉 (y, literally “hand”) through Classical Syriac; compare Hebrew יוֹ״ד, Arabic ياء (yāʔ) and Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta). Doublet of ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (īḏā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [joːð.]

Noun

ܝܘܿܕ݂ • (yōḏ) f

1. yodh (the tenth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܝ
• (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (hē), ܘܲܘ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܲܘ (taw), ^{(Category: aii:Assyrian letter names)}