ܘܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤅𐤅 (ww, literally “hook”); compare Hebrew וָו (vav) and Arabic وَاو (wāw).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [waw.]

Noun

ܘܲܘ • (waw) f

waw, vav (the sixth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Coordinate terms

(symbol) ܘ
(Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (hē), ܘܲܘ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܲܘ (taw), ^{(Category: aii:Assyrian letter names)}

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [waw.]

Interjection

ܘܲܘ • (waw)

Alternative form of ܘܵܐܘ (wāˀw)

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