Mem | |
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Phoenician | 𐤌 |
Hebrew | מ |
Aramaic | 𐡌 |
Syriac | ܡ |
Arabic | م |
Phonemic representation | m |
Position in alphabet | 13 |
Numerical value | 40 |
Alphabetic derivatives of the Phoenician | |
Greek | Μ |
Latin | M |
Cyrillic | М |
Mem (also spelled Meem, Meme, or Mim) is the thirteenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Hebrew mēm מ, Aramaic mem 𐡌, Syriac mīm ܡ, Arabic mīm م, and Phoenician mēm 𐤌. Its sound value is [m]. The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek mu (Μ), Etruscan , Latin M, and Cyrillic М.