𐤄

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𐤄 U+10904, 𐤄
PHOENICIAN LETTER HE
𐤃
[U+10903]
Phoenician 𐤅
[U+10905]

Translingual

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Letter

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𐤄 (h)

  1. The fifth letter of the Phoenician abjad, called he.

Phoenician

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Pronoun

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𐤄 (h)

  1. that

Letter

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𐤄 (h)

  1. The fifth letter of the Phoenician alphabet, representing the consonant /h/ and word-final vowels.

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: Ε (E), ε (e)
  • Aramaic: 𐡄 (h)
    • Syriac: ܗ
      • Arabic: ه (h)
    • Hebrew: ה
    • Pahlavi:
      • Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭤 (h)
      • Inscriptional Parthian: 𐭄 (h)
    • Avestan: 𐬵 (h)
  • (debated) Brahmi: 𑀳 (see there for further descendants)

Punic

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Etymology

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From Phoenician 𐤄 (h).

Pronunciation

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(prevocalic)

(preconsonantal, with gemination )

Article

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𐤄 (h)

  1. the

Usage notes

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The article is added to the noun. If the noun with the article begins with a

  • consonant (except ʾ, ʿ or ḥ) the consonant is geminated once to the article and the long form is used
  • vowel or ʾ, ʿ, ḥ, the short form is used