𐤀𐤋𐤐

Moabite

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-.

Numeral

𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)

  1. thousand

Phoenician

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- (“thousand”).

Numeral

𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)

  2. thousand
Descendants
  • Punic: 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- (“head of cattle”).

Noun

𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)

  2. bull, ox, head of cattle
    1. Name of the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet (𐤀).
Descendants
  • Punic: 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)
  • → Arabic: أَلِف (ʔalif) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Ancient Greek: ἄλφα (álpha) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Hebrew: אלף (álef)
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