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The Aramaic Alphabet

Table 1: The Aramaic Alphabet

Letter
Regular
Format
Final
Connected
Format
Final Non-
Connected
Format
Pronunciation
Alap
< << <
A
Beth
u uu u
B
Gamal
; ;; ;
Hard G
Daleth

D
Heh
m mm m
H
Waw
n nn n
W or O or U
depending on word
Zain
, ,, ,
Z
Kheth
n nn n . .. .
Kh, no English
equivalent, sound
made in back of throat
Teth

Hard T
Yodh
. .. . . .. .
Y or E depending
on word
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Kap
s ss s + ++ +
K or sometimes
Kh (. .. . )
Lamadh

L
Meem

M
Noon
a aa a , ,, ,
N
Simkath
& && &
S
Ain
i ii i o oo o
No English equivalent,
but simliar to Ahh
Payin
s ss s
P
Tsade

TS
Qoph
u uu u m mm m
Q
Resh

R
Sheen
o oo o
SH
Table 1: The Aramaic Alphabet
Letter
Regular
Format
Final
Connected
Format
Final Non-
Connected
Format
Pronunciation
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The Aramaic Alphabet

Taw

T

Lamadh & Alap com-

bined, at end of word.
w
Taw & Alap combined,
at end of word.
Table 1: The Aramaic Alphabet
Letter
Regular
Format
Final
Connected
Format
Final Non-
Connected
Format
Pronunciation