Taw
Taw, tav, or taf is the twenty-second and last letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician tāw 𐤕, Hebrew tav ת, Aramaic taw 𐡕, Syriac taw ܬ, and Arabic tāʾ ت (22nd in abjadi order, 3rd in modern order). In Arabic, it also gives rise to the derived letter ث ṯāʾ. Its original sound value is /t/.
| Taw | |
|---|---|
| Phoenician | |
| Hebrew | ת |
| Aramaic | |
| Syriac | ܬ |
| Arabic | ت |
| Phonemic representation | t (also θ, s) |
| Position in alphabet | 22 |
| Numerical value | 400 |
| Alphabetic derivatives of the Phoenician | |
| Greek | Τ |
| Latin | T |
| Cyrillic | Т |
The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek tau (Τ), Latin T, and Cyrillic Т.
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