𐤌

𐤌 U+1090C, 𐤌 PHOENICIAN LETTER MEM ← 𐤋 [U+1090B] Phoenician 𐤍 → [U+1090D]

Phoenician

Etymology

Believed to derive from the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for water, which had been simplified by the Phoenicians and named after their word for “water”, 𐤌𐤌 (mem), ultimately coming from Proto-Semitic *maʾ-/*may-.

Letter

𐤌 (m)

1. The 13th letter of the Phoenician abjad, called mem.

See also

• 𐤌𐤌