FromProto-Canaanite
,
, fromProto-Sinaitic
, fromEgyptian𓉐(pr) representing the plan of a house, whence the letter name𐤁𐤕(bt/bēt/,“house”).
𐤁 (b)
- The second letter of the Phoenician abjad, calledbeth.
- Ancient Greek:Β(B),β(b),ϐ(b)
- Aramaic:𐡁(b)
- Syriac:ܒ
- Nabatean:𐢂
- Arabic:ٮ (see there for further descendants)
- Hebrew:ב
- Pahlavi:
- Inscriptional Pahlavi:𐭡(b)
- Inscriptional Parthian:𐭁(b)
- Avestan: 𐬠
- (debated) Brahmi:𑀩
- 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]
𐤁 (b /bi/)
- alternative form of𐤀𐤁(ʾb/ab, eb/)