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β π [U+1301F]
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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing a man with his hands raised on either side. This and other glyphs depicting men conventionally color the skin red; the hair is typically black, and the clothing white (sometimes with black outlines or details).
Symbol
- Logogram for or determinative in qκ£j (βto be(come) highβ).
- Determinative in jκ£s (βto be(come) baldβ).
- Determinative for words relating to joy or happiness.
- Determinative for words relating to mourning.
Descendants
- Proto-Sinaitic:
- Proto-Canaanite:
- Phoenician: π€ (h)
- Ancient Greek: Ξ (E), Ξ΅ (e)
- Aramaic: π‘ (h)
- Syriac: ά
- Hebrew: Χ
- Pahlavi:
- Inscriptional Pahlavi: π€ (h)
- Inscriptional Parthian: π (h)
- Avestan: 𬡠(h)
- (debated) Brahmi: π³ (see there for further descendants)
- Old South Arabian: π© (h)
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, βISBN