ܗ

ܗ U+0717, ܗ
SYRIAC LETTER HE
← ܖ
[U+0716] 		Syriac ܘ →
[U+0718]

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Ultimately from Phoenician 𐤄‎ (h, “he”). Compare Arabic ه‎ (h) and Hebrew ה‎ (h).

Pronunciation
  • (letter name) IPA(key): [he(ʔ)]
  • (sound) IPA(key): [h]

Letter

ܗ • (transliteration needed)

  1. he, fifth letter of the Syriac alphabet

Coordinate terms
  • Previous: ܕ‎
  • Next: ܘ‎

See also
  • ܗܐ‎

Numeral

ܗ • (transliteration needed)

  1. number five (5)

References
  • “h”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary : قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 72a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 98a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 327a
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