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{{Sy| ܐ ܁ ܒ ܁ ܓ ܁ ܕ ܁ ܗ ܁ ܘ ܁ ܙ ܁ ܚ ܁ ܛ ܁ ܝ ܁ ܟ ܁ ܠ ܁ ܡ ܁ ܢ ܁ ܣ ܁ ܥ ܁ ܦ܁ ܨ ܁ ܩ ܁ ܪ ܁ ܫ ܁ ܬ }} | {{Sy| ܐ ܁ ܒ ܁ ܓ ܁ ܕ ܁ ܗ ܁ ܘ ܁ ܙ ܁ ܚ ܁ ܛ ܁ ܝ ܁ ܟ ܁ ܠ ܁ ܡ ܁ ܢ ܁ ܣ ܁ ܥ ܁ ܦ܁ ܨ ܁ ܩ ܁ ܪ ܁ ܫ ܁ ܬ }} | ||
(RTL) | (RTL) ʾelpa, beta, gamla, daltâ, ha, wo, zanâ , ḥeṭâ, ṭêṭâ, yidâ, kafâ, lamdâ, mayâ, nuna, samkatâ, ʿeyin, pe, ṣade, qop, reš, šin, to | ||
The names of the letters are words: | |||
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! Symbol !! Word !! Romanization !! Meaning !! Notes | |||
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! ܐ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܐܝܠܦܐ}}}} || 'êlphâ || bull/ox (m) || Also 'thousand', 'to teach' -> 'teacher, leader' | |||
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! ܒ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܒܝܬܐ}}}} || bêtâ || house (m) || | |||
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! ܓ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܓܡܠܐ}}}} || gamlâ || camel (m) || Also 'to repay' and 'to wean' | |||
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! ܕ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܕܠܬܐ}}}} || daltâ || hanging door (f) || D-L is 'to hang/dangle' | |||
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! ܗ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܗ}}}} || ha || hey, behold, huh || polar question particle | |||
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! ܘ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܘܘ}}}} || wo || nail, peg (m) || no root | |||
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! ܙ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܙܢܐ}}}} || zanâ || ornament (m) || many, many meanings Z-N-Y | |||
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! ܚ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܚܝܛܐ}}}} || hêṭâ || stitch, seam (m) || HYT to tailor, to sew | |||
|- | |||
! ܛ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܛܝܛܐ}}}} || ṭêṭâ || mortar, grout (m) || related to ṬYN - clay | |||
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! ܝ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܝܕܐ}}}} || yidâ || hand (f) || YDH - to confess, guide | |||
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! ܟ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܟܦܐ}}}} || kafâ || palm, spoon (f) || K-P "concave" | |||
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! ܠ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܠܡܕܐ}}}} || lamdâ || goat, cattle prod (f) || LWM is "to blame" | |||
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! ܡ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܡܝܐ}}}} || mayâ || water (m) || MYH | |||
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! ܢ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܢܘܢܐ}}}} || nûnâ || eel, tadpole (m) || ? | |||
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! ܣ | |||
| {{Sy|{{C|ܣܡܟܐ}}}} || samkâ || support, base | |||
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! ܥ | |||
| || || eye, spring (f) | |||
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! ܦ | |||
| || puma || mouth | |||
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! ܨ | |||
| || || sprout | |||
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! ܩ | |||
| || || monkey | |||
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! ܪ | |||
| || || head | |||
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! ܫ | |||
| || || tooth | |||
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! ܬ | |||
| || || mark, sign | |||
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