Aramaic
Etymology
From Phoenician 𐤁 (b, “bet”).
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /b/, /v/
Letter
𐡁 • (b)
- Beth, the second letter of the Aramaic alphabet.
Descendants
- Classical Syriac: ܒ
- Hebrew: ב
- Mandaic: ࡁ
- Pahlavi:
- Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭡 (b)
- Inscriptional Parthian:𐭁 (b)
- Avestan: 𐬠
- (debated) Brahmi: 𑀩 (see there for further descendants)
See also
- (Imperial Aramaic letters): 𐡀 (ʾ), 𐡁 (b), 𐡂 (g), 𐡃 (d), 𐡄 (h), 𐡅 (w), 𐡆 (z), 𐡇 (ḥ), 𐡈 (ṭ), 𐡉 (y), 𐡊 (k), 𐡋 (l), 𐡌 (m), 𐡍 (n), 𐡎 (s), 𐡏 (ʿ), 𐡐 (p), 𐡑 (ṣ), 𐡒 (q), 𐡓 (r), 𐡔 (š), 𐡕 (t)
- Aramaic alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia