𐤏

𐤏 U+1090F, 𐤏 PHOENICIAN LETTER AIN ← 𐤎 [U+1090E] Phoenician 𐤐 → [U+10910]

Phoenician

Etymology

From Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓁹 representing an eye, whence the letter name 𐤏𐤉𐤍 (ʿyn, “eye”).

Letter

𐤏 (ʿ)

1. The 16th letter of the Phoenician abjad, called ayin.

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Ο (O), ο (o)
  • Cyrillic: О, о
  • Old Italic: 𐌏
    • Latin: O, o
    • Runic: ᛟ
• Aramaic: 𐡏
  • Syriac: ܥ‎
  • Nabatean: 𐢗
    • Arabic: ع
  • Hebrew: ע‎

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]