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

  1. 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)

  1. Alternative form of ܘܵܐܘ‎ (wāˀw)
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