𐤐

𐤐 U+10910, 𐤐 PHOENICIAN LETTER PE ← 𐤏 [U+1090F] Phoenician 𐤑 → [U+10911]

Phoenician

Etymology 1

From Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓂋 representing a mouth, whence the letter name 𐤐 (p, “mouth”).

Letter

𐤐 (p)

1. The 17th letter of the Phoenician abjad, called pe.

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Π (P), π (p)
  • Cyrillic: Р, р
  • Old Italic: 𐌐
    • Latin: P, p
• Aramaic: 𐡐‎
  • Syriac: ܦ‎
  • Nabatean: 𐢘
    • Arabic: ف
  • Hebrew: פ‎

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]

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *pay-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peː/

Noun

𐤐 (p)

1. mouth

Punic

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤐𐤉 (py), from Proto-Semitic *pay-.

Pronunciation

• (6^th BCE Punic): IPA^(key): /peː/
• (2^nd BCE Late Punic): IPA^(key): /peː/
• (2^nd CE Neo-Punic): IPA^(key): /feː/

Noun

𐤐 (p)

1. mouth