𐤁

𐤁 U+10901, 𐤁 PHOENICIAN LETTER BET ← 𐤀 [U+10900] Phoenician 𐤂 → [U+10902]

Phoenician

Etymology

From Proto-Canaanite , , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓉐 (pr) representing the plan of a house, whence the letter name 𐤁𐤕 (bt /⁠bēt⁠/, “house”).

Letter

𐤁 (b)

1. The second letter of the Phoenician abjad, called beth.

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Β (B), β (b), ϐ (b)
  • Cyrillic: В, в
  • Old Italic: 𐌁 (b)
    • Latin: B, b
    • Runic: ᛒ
• Aramaic: 𐡁 (b)
  • Syriac: ܒ
    • Nabatean: 𐢂
      • Arabic: ٮ (see there for further descendants)
  • Hebrew: ב
  • Pahlavi:
    • Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭡 (b)
    • Inscriptional Parthian: 𐭁 (b)
    • Avestan:  𐬠
  • (debated) Brahmi: 𑀩 (ba)

See also

• Phoenician script letters (script appendix): 𐤀, 𐤁, 𐤂, 𐤃, 𐤄, 𐤅, 𐤆, 𐤇, 𐤈, 𐤉, 𐤊, 𐤋, 𐤌, 𐤍, 𐤎, 𐤏, 𐤐, 𐤑, 𐤒, 𐤓, 𐤔, 𐤕 ^[edit]

Preposition

𐤁 (b /bi/)

1. alternative form of 𐤀𐤁 (ʾb /⁠ab, eb⁠/)