What 𐡃 means
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What does 𐡃 mean?
It marks the consonant d inside an Aramaic word.
The letter's inherited name, daleth, is linked to a Semitic word for “door”; the glyph itself is not a word. Aramaean writing adapted Canaanite or Phoenician forms in the 11th or 10th century BCE. Securely identified Aramaic texts from city-states in Syria and Mesopotamia date to the 10th–8th centuries BCE. During the Achaemenid period, Aramaic carried correspondence, legal documents, contracts, administrative records and public proclamations across the empire. As Imperial Aramaic gave way to regional traditions, local forms included square Hebrew, Nabataean and Palmyrene; Nabataean later became a precursor of Arabic script.
Historical-script and scholarly use: it signals that the exact Imperial Aramaic form matters.
Do not read the letter as the whole word “door.”
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Who writes 𐡃
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA sample of the letter, not a word.
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Questions people ask
2Does daleth mean “door”?
No. The inherited name is linked to a Semitic word for “door”; in writing, this glyph marks a consonant rather than naming the object.
Why does Imperial Aramaic show as a box?
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How to type or find 𐡃
- Also called
- daleth · dalet · daled
- Search it as
- imperial aramaic daleth · aramaic letter d
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𐡃\10843Codes and encoding1 code points
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