Wiktionary:About Phoenician

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Based on a table from w:Phoenician alphabet.

Letter Unicode Name Meaning Phoneme Romanization
Aleph Phoenician alf ox (ʾ) IPA: ʔ '
Beth Phoenician bet house (b) IPA: b b
Gimel Phoenician gaml camel (g) IPA: ɡ g
Daleth Phoenician delt door (d) IPA: d d
He Phoenician he window (h) IPA: h h
Waw Phoenician wau hook (w) IPA: w w
Zayin Phoenician zai weapon (z) IPA: z z
Heth Phoenician het wall () IPA: ħ ḥ (or h)
Teth Phoenician tet wheel () IPA: ṭ (or t)
Yodh Phoenician yod hand (y) IPA: j y
Kaph Phoenician kaf palm (of a hand) (k) IPA: k k
Lamedh Phoenician lamd goad (l) IPA: l l
Mem Phoenician mem water (m) IPA: m m
Nun Phoenician nun serpent (n) IPA: n n
Samekh Phoenician semk fish (s) IPA: s s
Ayin Phoenician ain eye (ʿ) IPA: ʕ '
Pe Phoenician pe mouth (p) IPA: p p
Sadek Phoenician sade hunt () IPA: ṣ (or s)
Qoph Phoenician qof monkey (q) IPA: q q
Res Phoenician rosh head (r) IPA: r r
Sin Phoenician shin tooth (š) IPA: ʃ š (or sh)
Taw Phoenician tau mark (t) IPA: t t