𐤉


𐤉 U+10909, 𐤉
PHOENICIAN LETTER YOD
𐤈
[U+10908]
Phoenician 𐤊
[U+1090A]

Phoenician

Etymology

From Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓂝 (see ) representing a forearm, whence the letter name 𐤉𐤃 (yd, hand).

Letter

𐤉 (y)

  1. The tenth letter of the Phoenician abjad, called yodh.

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Ι (I), ι (i)
  • Aramaic: 𐡉‎

See also