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| Greek alphabet | |||
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| Αα | Alpha | Νν | Nu |
| Ββ | Beta | Ξξ | Xi |
| Γγ | Gamma | Οο | Omicron |
| Δδ | Delta | Ππ | Pi |
| Εε | Epsilon | Ρρ | Rho |
| Ζζ | Zeta | Σσς | Sigma |
| Ηη | Eta | Ττ | Tau |
| Θθ | Theta | Υυ | Upsilon |
| Ιι | Iota | Φφ | Phi |
| Κκ | Kappa | Χχ | Chi |
| Λλ | Lambda | Ψψ | Psi |
| Μμ | Mu | Ωω | Omega |
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Digamma |  |
Qoppa |
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San |  |
Sampi |
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Stigma | |
Sho |
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Heta | ||
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Sho (Ϸ) was a letter added to the Greek alphabet in order to write the Bactrian language[1]. It probably represented a sound similar to English "sh" (IPA: /ʃ/). The name "sho" is modern; its Bactrian name is unknown, as is its order in the Bactrian alphabet.
It is similar in appearance to the Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic Latin alphabet thorn (þ), a letter of very different origin (a rune) that has represented very different sounds.
Computer encoding
Sho was added to Unicode in version 4.0 (2003), in an uppercase and lowercase character designed for modern typography.
| Appearance | Code points | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Ϸ | U+03F7 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER SHO |
| ϸ | U+03F8 | GREEK SMALL LETTER SHO |
References
- ^ Everson, M. and Sims-Williams, N. (2002) “Proposal to add two Greek letters for Bactrian to the UCS”，ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 N2411.
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