ܘܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤅𐤅 (ww, literally “hook”); compare Hebrew וָו (vav) and Arabic وَاو (wāw).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [waw.]

Noun

ܘܲܘ • (waw) f

1. waw, vav (the sixth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Usage notes

• Waw represents the number six in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
  • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܘ݇), it means 6,000.

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܘ

Assyrian letter namesedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܲܦ (kap)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܲܘ (taw)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [waw.]

Interjection

ܘܲܘ • (waw)

1. Alternative form of ܘܵܐܘ (wāˀw)