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Deutsch: Das phönizische Alphabet (mittlere Säule) ist die Mutter verschiedener heutiger Alphabete. V.l.n.r.: lateinisch, griechisch, phönizisch, hebräisch, arabisch. Die modernen Äquivalente der phönizischen Buchstaben stehen auf selber Höhe wie die „Originale“ in der mittleren Spalte. Verwandte Buchstaben sind im gleichen Farbton hinterlegt. Pfeile ordnen Buchstaben ihrem jeweiligen Äquivalent zu.
English: The Phoenician alphabet and its equivalents in four modern alphabets. From left to right: Latin, Greek, Phoenician, Hebrew, Arabic.
Legend: In the middle column you'll find the original Phoenician letters, with their modern equivalents in other languages in the same row. Each Phoenician letter has its own color. Arrows also relate letters to their equivalents.
Note: in the original, the letters shown in the boxes with gradients had cross-hatching.
Greek letters in red are obsolete in the most familiar Classical Ionic form of the Greek alphabet
Note that the Arabic letter sin س does not actually derive from Aramaic samekh/semkath ס ; both the Arabic letters س and ش derive from Aramaic shin ש .
Português: O alfabeto fenício e seus equivalentes em quatro alfabetos modernos. Da esquerda para a direnta: latino, grego, fenício. hebraico e árabe.
Legenda: na coluna do meio encontram-se as letras fenícias originais, com seus equivalentes modernos em outras línguas na mesma linha. Cada letra fenícia tem sua própria cor. Setas ligam letras aos seus equivalentes.
Русский: Финикийскй алфавит и его эквиваленты в 4 современных алфавитах. Слева направо: латинский, греческий, финикийский, иврит, арабский.
Легенда: в средней колонке - оригинальные финикийские буквы, по строкам - их современные эквиваленты в других языках. У каждой финикийской буквы свой цвет. Стрелки показывают связи букв со своими эквивалентами.
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2009-06-09 08:08 ZanderSchubert 371×1112× (160921 bytes) {{Information |Description = The Phoenician alphabet and its equivalents in four modern alphabets. From left to right: Latin, Greek, Phoenician, Hebrew, Arabic.<br/> Legend: In the middle column you'll find the original Phoenician letters, with their