𐤅

𐤅 U+10905, 𐤅 PHOENICIAN LETTER WAU ← 𐤄 [U+10904] Phoenician 𐤆 → [U+10906]

Phoenician

Etymology

From Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓌉 representing a mace.

Letter

𐤅 (w)

1. The sixth letter of the Phoenician abjad, called waw.

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Ϝ (W), Υ (U)
  • Cyrillic: Ѕ, У, Ѵ
  • Gothic: 𐍅
  • Old Italic: 𐌅 (v), 𐌖 (u)
    • Latin: F, Y, U, V, W
    • Runic: ᚠ
• Aramaic: 𐡅
  • Syriac: ܘ
  • Nabatean: 𐢈
    • Arabic: و
  • Hebrew: ו
  • (debated) Brahmi: 𑀯 (va)

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]