Mandaic
Ahvaz, Khūzestān (modern day Iran), and Mandean diaspora
Mandaic letter A
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Mandaic letter Ba
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Mandaic letter Ga
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Mandaic letter Da
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Mandaic letter Ha
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Mandaic letter Wa
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Mandaic letter Za
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Mandaic letter Eh
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Mandaic letter Ṭa
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Mandaic letter Ya
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Mandaic letter Ka
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Mandaic letter La
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Mandaic letter Ma
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Mandaic letter Na
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Mandaic letter Sa
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Mandaic letter E
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Mandaic letter Pa
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Mandaic letter Ṣa
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Mandaic letter Qa
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Mandaic letter Ra
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Mandaic letter Ša
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Mandaic letter Ta
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Mandaic letter Ḏ
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Mandaic letter A
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The alphabet is formally closed by repeating the first letter, ࡀ (a), so that it has a symbolic count of 24 letters.1
Isolated |
Mandaic letter A (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Ba (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Ga (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Da (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Ha (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Wa (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Za (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Eh (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Ṭa (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Ya (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Ka (isolated)
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Mandaic letter La (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Ma (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Na (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Sa (isolated)
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Mandaic letter E (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Pa (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Ṣa (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Qa (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Ra (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Ša (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Ta (isolated)
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Mandaic letter Ḏ (isolated)
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Initial |
Mandaic letter Ba (initial)
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Mandaic letter Ga (initial)
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Mandaic letter Da (initial)
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Mandaic letter Ha (initial)
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Mandaic letter Wa (initial)
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Mandaic letter Ṭa (initial)
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Mandaic letter Ka (initial)
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Mandaic letter La (initial)
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Mandaic letter Ma (initial)
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Mandaic letter Na (initial)
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Mandaic letter Sa (initial)
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Mandaic letter E (initial)
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Mandaic letter Pa (initial)
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Mandaic letter Ṣa (initial)
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Mandaic letter Qa (initial)
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Mandaic letter Ra (initial)
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Mandaic letter Ta (initial)
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Medial |
Mandaic letter Ba (medial)
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Mandaic letter Ga (medial)
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Mandaic letter Da (medial)
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Mandaic letter Ha (medial)
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Mandaic letter Wa (medial)
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Mandaic letter Ṭa (medial)
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Mandaic letter Ka (medial)
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Mandaic letter La (medial)
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Mandaic letter Ma (medial)
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Mandaic letter Na (medial)
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Mandaic letter Sa (medial)
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Mandaic letter E (medial)
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Mandaic letter Pa (medial)
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Mandaic letter Ṣa (medial)
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Mandaic letter Qa (medial)
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Mandaic letter Ra (medial)
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Mandaic letter Ta (medial)
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Final |
Mandaic letter A (final)
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Mandaic letter Ba (final)
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Mandaic letter Ga (final)
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Mandaic letter Da (final)
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Mandaic letter Ha (final)
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Mandaic letter Wa (final)
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Mandaic letter Za (final)
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Mandaic letter Eh (final)
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Mandaic letter Ṭa (final)
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Mandaic letter Ya (final)
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Mandaic letter Ka (final)
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Mandaic letter La (final)
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Mandaic letter Ma (final)
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Mandaic letter Na (final)
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Mandaic letter Sa (final)
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Mandaic letter E (final)
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Mandaic letter Pa (final)
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Mandaic letter Ṣa (final)
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Mandaic letter Qa (final)
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Mandaic letter Ra (final)
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Mandaic letter Ša (final)
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Mandaic letter Ta (final)
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Mandaic letter Ḏ (final)
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Pottery incantation bowl (6 - 8 c. CE) inscribed with a Mandaic incantation to protect Shrula son of Duktanuba and Qaqay daughter of Kaspasta against evil spirits (description, transliteration, and English transliteration - here)
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Logography |
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. K1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. A28
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. 06
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V24
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
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Aramaic (Parent) | Abjad |
Aramaic letter Ālaph
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Aramaic letter Bēth
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Aramaic letter Gāmal
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Aramaic letter Dālath
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Aramaic letter Hē
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Aramaic letter Waw
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Aramaic letter Zain
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Aramaic letter Khēth
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Aramaic letter Ṭēth
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Aramaic letter Iodh
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Aramaic letter Kāph
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Aramaic letter Lāmadh
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Aramaic letter Mem
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Aramaic letter Nun
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Aramaic letter Semkath
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Aramaic letter Ayin
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Aramaic letter Pē
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Aramaic letter Ṩādhē
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Aramaic letter Qoph
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Aramaic letter Rēš
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Aramaic letter Šīn
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Aramaic letter Taw
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Kharoṣṭhī (Sibling) | Abugida |
Kharoṣṭhī letter A
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Ba
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Ga
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Dha
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Ha
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Va
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Ja
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Gha
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Tha
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Ya
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Ka
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Kharoṣṭhī letter La
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Ma
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Na
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Śa
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Kharoṣṭhī letter P
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Sa
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Kha
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Ra
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Ṣa
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Kharoṣṭhī letter Ta
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Early/Ashokan Brahmi (Sibling) | Abugida |
Early Brahmi letter A |
Early Brahmi letter Ba |
Early Brahmi letter Ga |
Early Brahmi letter Dha |
Early Brahmi letter Ha |
Early Brahmi letter Va |
Early Brahmi letter Ja |
Early Brahmi letter Gha |
Early Brahmi letter Tha |
Early Brahmi letter Ya |
Early Brahmi letter Ka |
Early Brahmi letter La |
Early Brahmi letter Ma |
Early Brahmi letter Na |
Early Brahmi letter Ṣa |
Early Brahmi letter E |
Early Brahmi letter Pa |
Early Brahmi letter Ca |
Early Brahmi letter Kha |
Early Brahmi letter Ra |
Early Brahmi letter Śa |
Early Brahmi letter Ta |
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Hebrew (Sibling) | Abjad |
Hebrew letter Alef
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Hebrew letter Bet
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Hebrew letter Gimel
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Hebrew letter Dalet
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Hebrew letter He
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Hebrew letter Vav
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Hebrew letter Zayin
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Hebrew letter Chet
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Hebrew letter Tet
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Hebrew letter Yod
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Hebrew letter Kaf
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Hebrew letter Kaf (final)
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Hebrew letter Lamed
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Hebrew letter Mem
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Hebrew letter Mem (final)
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Hebrew letter Nun
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Hebrew letter Nun (final)
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Hebrew letter Samekh
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Hebrew letter Ayin
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Hebrew letter Pe
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Hebrew letter Pe (final)
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Hebrew letter Tsadi
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Hebrew letter Tsadi (final)
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Hebrew letter Qof
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Hebrew letter Resh
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Hebrew letter Shin
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Hebrew letter Tav
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Inscriptional Parthian (Sibling) | Abjad |
Inscriptional Parthian letter Aleph
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Beth
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Gimel
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Daleth
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Inscriptional Parthian letter He
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Waw
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Zayin
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Heth
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Teth
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Yodh
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Kaph
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Lamadh
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Mem
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Nun
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Samekh
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Ayin
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Pe
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Sadhe
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Qoph
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Resh
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Shin
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Inscriptional Parthian letter Taw
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Elymaic (Sibling) | Abjad |
Elymaic letter Aleph
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Elymaic letter Beth
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Elymaic letter Gimel
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Elymaic letter Daleth
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Elymaic letter He
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Elymaic letter Waw
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Elymaic letter Zayin
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Elymaic letter Heth
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Elymaic letter Teth
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Elymaic letter Yodh
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Elymaic letter Kaph
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Elymaic letter Lamedh
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Elymaic letter Mem
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Elymaic letter Nun
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Elymaic letter Samekh
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Elymaic letter Ayin
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Elymaic letter Pe
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Elymaic letter Sadhe
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Elymaic letter Qoph
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Elymaic letter Res
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Elymaic letter Shin
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Elymaic letter Taw
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Classical Nabataean (Sibling) | Abjad |
Classical Nabataean letter Ālaph
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Classical Nabataean letter Ālaph (final)
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Classical Nabataean letter Bēth
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Classical Nabataean letter Bēth (final)
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Classical Nabataean letter Gāmal
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Classical Nabataean letter Dālath
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Classical Nabataean letter Hē
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Classical Nabataean letter Hē (final)
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Classical Nabataean letter Waw
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Classical Nabataean letter Zain
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Classical Nabataean letter Khēth
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Classical Nabataean letter Ṭēth
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Classical Nabataean letter Iodh
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Classical Nabataean letter Iodh (final)
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Classical Nabataean letter Kāph
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Classical Nabataean letter Kāph (final)
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Classical Nabataean letter Lāmadh
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Classical Nabataean letter Lāmadh (final)
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Classical Nabataean letter Mem
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Classical Nabataean letter Mem (final)
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Classical Nabataean letter Nun
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Classical Nabataean letter Nun (final)
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Classical Nabataean letter Semkath
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Classical Nabataean letter Ayin
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Classical Nabataean letter Pē
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Classical Nabataean letter Ṩādhē
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Classical Nabataean letter Qoph
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Classical Nabataean letter Rēš
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Classical Nabataean letter Šīn
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Classical Nabataean letter Šīn (final)
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Classical Nabataean letter Taw
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Palmyrene (Sibling) | Abjad |
Palmyrene letter Aleph
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Palmyrene letter Beth
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Palmyrene letter Gimel
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Palmyrene letter Daleth
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Palmyrene letter He
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Palmyrene letter Waw
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Palmyrene letter Zayin
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Palmyrene letter Heth
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Palmyrene letter Teth
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Palmyrene letter Yodh
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Palmyrene letter Kaph
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Palmyrene letter Lamedh
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Palmyrene letter Mem
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Palmyrene letter Nun
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Palmyrene letter Nun (final)
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Palmyrene letter Samekh
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Palmyrene letter Ayin
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Palmyrene letter Pe
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Palmyrene letter Sadhe
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Palmyrene letter Qoph
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Palmyrene letter Res
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Palmyrene letter Shin
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Palmyrene letter Taw
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Hatran (Sibling) | Abjad |
Hatran letter Aleph
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Hatran letter Beth
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Hatran letter Gimel
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Hatran letter Daleth
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Hatran letter He
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Hatran letter Waw
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Hatran letter Zayin
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Hatran letter Heth
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Hatran letter Teth
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Hatran letter Yodh
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Hatran letter Kaph
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Hatran letter Lamedh
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Hatran letter Mem
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Hatran letter Nun
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Hatran letter Samekh
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Hatran letter Ayin
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Hatran letter Pe
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Hatran letter Sadhe
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Hatran letter Qoph
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Hatran letter Res
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Hatran letter Shin
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Hatran letter Taw
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Syriac (Sibling) | Abjad |
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter ʾĀlep̄
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ʾĀlap̄
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter ʾĀlap̄/Olaf
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Bēṯ
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Bēṯ
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Bēṯ
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Gāmal
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Gāmal
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Gāmal
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Dālaṯ
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Dālaṯ
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Dālaṯ
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Hē
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Hē
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Hē
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Waw
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Waw
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Waw
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Zayn
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Zayn
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Zayn
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ḥēṯ
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ḥēṯ
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Ḥēṯ
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ṭēṯ
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ṭēṯ
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Ṭēṯ
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Yōḏ
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Yōḏ
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Yōḏ
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Kāp̄
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Kāp̄
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Kāp̄
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Lāmaḏ
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Lāmaḏ
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Lāmaḏ
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Mīm
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Mīm
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Mīm
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Nūn
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Nūn
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Nūn
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Semkaṯ
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Semkaṯ
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Semkaṯ
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter ʿĒ
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ʿĒ
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter ʿĒ
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Pē
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Pē
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Pē
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ṣāḏē
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ṣāḏē
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Ṣāḏē
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Qōp̄
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Qōp̄
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Qōp̄
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Rēš
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Rēš
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Rēš
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Šīn
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Šīn
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Šīn
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ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Taw
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Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Taw
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Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Taw
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Mandaic | Alphabet |
Mandaic letter A
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Mandaic letter Ba
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Mandaic letter Ga
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Mandaic letter Da
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Mandaic letter Ha
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Mandaic letter Wa
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Mandaic letter Za
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Mandaic letter Eh
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Mandaic letter Ṭa
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Mandaic letter Ya
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Mandaic letter Ka
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Mandaic letter La
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Mandaic letter Ma
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Mandaic letter Na
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Mandaic letter Sa
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Mandaic letter E
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Mandaic letter Pa
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Mandaic letter Ṣa
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Mandaic letter Qa
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Mandaic letter Ra
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Mandaic letter Ša
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Mandaic letter Ta
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