𐤌

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

Phoenician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

𐤌 (m)

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

See also[edit]