ϼ

See also: ₽

ϼ U+03FC, ϼ GREEK RHO WITH STROKE SYMBOL ← ϻ [U+03FB] Greek and Coptic Ͻ → [U+03FD]

Translingual

Letter

ϼ

1. Used as shorthand for words beginning with rho.
2. A graphic substitute for rotated eth, equivalent to IPA ⟨ð̞⟩.

Ancient Greek

Noun

ϼ • (r.)

1. Abbreviation of ν μναῖ (n mnaî, “50 mina”).
   • 3rd c. AD, Epiphanius of Salamis, On weights and measures Weights and Measures:

     … τὴν δὲ μνᾶν τῷ μ ἐπικείμενον ἔχοντι τὸ ν (μν) (τὸ ν μν πεντήκοντα μνᾶς, ἐνίοτε δὲ ρ διὰ μέσου γραμμὴν ἔχον τὸ αὐτὸ σημαίνει ϼ) …

     and the mina by the μ having the ν on top of it (μν) (50 μν = fifty mina, and sometimes ρ having a line through the middle means the same ϼ) …