From Proto-Canaanite
, from Proto-Sinaitic
, from Egyptian𓃾 (seekꜣ) representing an ox head, whence the letter name𐤀𐤋𐤐(ʾlp,“head of cattle”).
𐤀 (ʾ)
- The first letter of the Phoenicianabjad, calledaleph.
- Greek script:Α
- Coptic script:Ⲁ
- Cyrillic script:А
- Gothic script:𐌰
- Old Italic script:𐌀(a)
- Latin script:A
- Runic script:ᚨ
- Imperial Aramaic script:𐡀
- Hebrew script:א
- Syriac script:ܐ
- Pahlavi:
- Inscriptional Pahlavi script:𐭠
- Inscriptional Parthian script:𐭀
- Psalter Pahlavi script:𐮀
- Avestan script:𐬀,𐬁
- Nabataean script:𐢀,𐢁
- Mandaic script:ࡀ
- Hatran script:𐣠
- Palmyrene script:𐡠
- Elymaic script:𐿠
- Kharoshthi script:𐨀
- >? Brahmi script:𑀅(a) (see there for further descendants)
- 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]
, from Proto-Sinaitic
, from Egyptian𓃾 (seekꜣ) representing an ox head, whence the letter name𐤀𐤋𐤐(ʾlp,“head of cattle”).