Where does “ܛ” come from?
ܛ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic ט, from Aramaic 𐡈, from Egyptian 𓄤.
ܛ (Classical Syriac): number nine
Definitions
- number nine
Ancestry of “ܛ”, step by step
ܛ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Aramaic ט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | ט | — |
| 2 | Aramaic | 𐡈 | A letter of the Imperial Aramaic alphabet, named teth, transliterated as Latin ṭ |
| 3 | Egyptian | 𓄤 | — |
via Phoenician 𐤈
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenician | 𐤈 | teth |