𐤀𐤔

Phoenician

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʾš, *ʾiš- (“man”).

Noun

𐤀𐤔 (ʾš)

1. man

   Synonym: 𐤀𐤃𐤌 (ʾdm)

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew אשר.

Pronoun

𐤀𐤔 (ʾš)

1. who, which
   • Sarcophagus inscription of Eshmunazar II, lines 3-4, c. 500 BC:

     𐤅𐤔𐤊𐤁 𐤀𐤍𐤊 𐤁𐤇𐤋𐤕 𐤆 𐤅𐤁𐤒𐤁𐤓 𐤆 𐤁𐤌𐤒𐤌 𐤀𐤔 𐤁𐤍𐤕

     wškb ʾnk bḥlt z wbqbr z bmqm ʾš bnt

     And I am lying in this coffin and in this tomb in the place which I have built.

Punic

Etymology 1

From Western Phoenician, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤔 (ʾš), from Proto-Semitic *ʾiš-.

Pronunciation

• (6^th BCE Punic): IPA^(key): /ʔiːs/
• (2^nd BCE Late Punic): IPA^(key): /ʔiːs/
• (2^nd CE Neo-Punic): IPA^(key): /iːs/

Noun

𐤀𐤔 (ʾš,ʾīš) (plural 𐤀𐤔𐤌)

1. man

Etymology 2

Form of 𐤔 (š) with a prothetic vowel.

Pronoun

𐤀𐤔 (ʾš,ʾīš)

1. who
2. where