𐤆
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Letter
𐤆 (z) 
- The seventh letter of the Phoenician abjad, called zayin.
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *z (/ᵈz/), merged with *ḏ (*ð). Compare Biblical Hebrew זֶה (ze, “this”). Other related words include Hebrew הַזֶּה (hazé), Aramaic דִּי (dī), and Arabic ذُو (ḏū) and هٰذَا (hāḏā).
Determiner
𐤆 (ezde) m or f (plural 𐤀𐤋)
- this
- 9th century BC, Kilamuwa Stela:
- 𐤅𐤌𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤕 𐤄𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤆 𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤕 𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤑𐤌𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤕 𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤇𐤌𐤍
- wmy yšḥt hspr z yšḥt rʾš bʿl ṣmd wyšḥt rʾš bʿl ḥmn
- and whoever destroys this inscription may his head be destroyed by Baal Samad and may his head be destroyed by Baal Hamon
- (literally, “and-who he-destroy inscription this he-destroy head Baal Samad and-he-destroy head Baal Hamon”)
- 9th century BC, Kilamuwa Stela:
Letter
𐤆 (z)
- The seventh letter of the Phoenician abjad, representing the consonant /z/ ([ᵈz]).
Descendants
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