ϡ

See also: Ϡ and €
ϡ U+03E1, ϡ
GREEK SMALL LETTER SAMPI
← Ϡ
[U+03E0] 		Greek and Coptic Ϣ →
[U+03E2]

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Ϡ (Š) – upper case

Letter

ϡ • (š)

  1. Sampi, an obsolete letter of the Greek alphabet with a numeric value of 900 when used as a mathematical character.

Usage notes

  • It was used in addition to the classical 24 letters of the alphabet to denote some type of a sibilant sound, probably [ss] or [ts].
  • ϡ on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Descendants

  • → Gothic: 𐍊 (900) (from the ancient T-shaped variant)
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