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Where does “ܐܠܦܐ” come from?

ܐܠܦܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-.

ܐܠܦܐ (Classical Syriac): ship, boat, galley; alpha; thousand

Definitions

  1. ship, boat, galley; alpha; thousand

Ancestry of “ܐܠܦܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
2Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
3Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-—
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