𐽰

𐽰 U+10F70, 𐽰 OLD UYGHUR LETTER ALEPH [unassigned: U+10F5A–U+10F6F] ← 𐽙 [U+10F59] Old Uyghur 𐽱 → [U+10F71]

Old Uyghur

Etymology

Derived from Sogdian 𐼰 (ʾ), from Classical Syriac ܐ, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ).

Letter

𐽰 (ʾ)

1. aleph, first letter of the Uyghur script

   𐽰𐽰 𐽰𐽳𐽴𐾅𐽶𐽷 ― ʾʾ ʾwz̤yk /A užik/ ― Syllable Aa

Descendants

• ⇒ Old Uyghur: 𐽰𐽰 (ʾʾ /⁠a⁠/) (word-initial)
• ⇒ Old Uyghur: 𐽰𐽶 (ʾy /⁠i, é, ï⁠/) (word-initial)
  • Mongolian: ᠢ (i)
• ⇒ Old Uyghur: 𐽰𐽳 (ʾw /⁠o, u⁠/) (word-initial)
  • Mongolian: ᠣ (o)
• ⇒ Old Uyghur: 𐽰𐽳𐽶 (ʾwy /⁠ö, ü⁠/) (word-initial)
  • Mongolian: ᠥ (ö)
• Mongolian: ᠠ (a)