See also: Ꜥ [U+A724 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER EGYPTOLOGICAL AIN] and ʿ [U+02BF MODIFIER LETTER LEFT HALF RING]
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Translingual
Letter
ꜥ (upper case Ꜥ)
- The lowercase letter ayin, used in most Egyptian transliteration schemes to represent the sound of the hieroglyph .
See also
Egyptian
Etymology
Possibly related to Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- arm, hand
- part, portion, region
- state, condition
Inflection
Declension of ꜥ (masculine)
Derived terms
Descendants
Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi) "pair, couple"
Noun
m
- deed, record
Inflection
Declension of ꜥ (masculine)
Noun
m
- dyke
Inflection
Declension of ꜥ (masculine)
Noun
m
- wooden staff
Inflection
Declension of ꜥ (masculine)
References