𐤉

𐤉 U+10909, 𐤉 PHOENICIAN LETTER YOD ← 𐤈 [U+10908] Phoenician 𐤊 → [U+1090A]

Phoenician

Etymology

From Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓂝 (see ꜥ) representing a forearm, whence the letter name 𐤉𐤃 (yd, “hand”).

Letter

𐤉 (y)

1. The tenth letter of the Phoenician abjad, called yodh.

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Ι (I), ι (i)
  • Cyrillic: І, і,
  • Old Italic: 𐌉 (i)
    • Latin: I, i, J, j
    • Runic: ᛁ
• Aramaic: 𐡉
  • Syriac: ܝ
  • Nabatean: 𐢍
    • Arabic: ي
  • Hebrew: י
• Libyco-Berber : (y)
  • Tuareg: ⵢ (y), ⵉ (y)
    • Moroccan Amazigh: ⵢ (y), ⵉ (i)

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]