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𐤃

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𐤃 U+10903, 𐤃
PHOENICIAN LETTER DELT
𐤂
[U+10902]
Phoenician 𐤄
[U+10904]

Phoenician

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Etymology

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From Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓆛 (see jnt) or alternatively Egyptian 𓉿 (see ꜥꜣ) representing a doorleaf, whence the letter name 𐤃𐤋𐤕 (dlt, door).

Letter

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𐤃 (d)

  1. The fourth letter of the Phoenician abjad, called dalet.

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: Δ (D), δ (d)
  • Aramaic: 𐡃 (d)
    • Syriac: ܕ
      • Arabic: د (d), Arabic: ذ ()
    • Hebrew: ד
    • Pahlavi:
      • Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭣 (d)
      • Inscriptional Parthian: 𐭃 (d)
      • Avestan:  𐬛
    • (debated) Brahmi: 𑀥 (dha)
  • Libyco-Berber : (d)
    • Tuareg: (d)
      • Moroccan Amazigh: (d)

See also

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