ܝ

ܝ U+071D, ܝ
SYRIAC LETTER YUDH
← ܜ
[U+071C] 		Syriac ܞ →
[U+071E]

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Ultimately from Phoenician 𐤉‎ (y, “yodh”). Compare Arabic ي‎ (y) and Hebrew י‎ (y).

Pronunciation
  • (letter name) IPA(key): [joð]
  • (sound) IPA(key): [j], [i], [e]

Letter

ܝ • (transliteration needed)

  1. yodh, tenth letter of the Syriac alphabet

Coordinate terms
  • Previous: ܛ‎
  • Next: ܟ‎

See also
  • ܝܘܕ‎

Numeral

ܝ • (transliteration needed)

  1. number ten (10)

References
  • “y”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 135a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 184a
  • 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. 559a
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