Greek Language

Letters

Greek Latin
α ἄλφα a álpha
β (ϐ) βῆτα b bē̂ta
γ γάμμα g gámma
δ δέλτα d délta
ε ἒψιλόν e èpsilón
ζ ζῆτα z zē̂ta
η ἦτα ē ē̂ta
θ (ϑ) θῆτα th thē̂ta
ι ἰῶτα i íō̂ta
κ (ϰ) κάππα c cáppa
λ λάμβδα l lámbda
μ μῦ m
ν νῦ n
ξ ξεῖ x xī̂
ο ὂμικρόν o òmicrón
π (ϖ) πεῖ p pī̂
ρ (ϱ) ῥῶ r rhō̂
σ ς (ϲ) σῖγμα (σαν) s sîgma (san)
τ ταῦ t taû
υ ὖψιλόν y ŷpsilón
φ φεῖ ph phī̂
χ χεῖ ch chī̂
ψ ψεῖ ps psī̂
ω ὦμέγα ō ō̂méga

There are three additional letters only used now as numerals:

Greek Latin
ϛ ἐπίσημον epísēmon
ϟ κόππα cóppa
ϡ σαμπί sampí

Further, the following digraphs are translated thus:

Greek Latin
αι æ
αυ au
γγ ng
γκ nc
γξ nx
γχ nch
ει ī
ευ eu
ηυ ēu
οι œ
ου u
υι ui
ωυ ōu

Ligatures

Ligature Meaning
ϗ καί
ȣ ου
ϛ στ

More which have not digital characters yet:

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Pronunciation

Letter Sound
α a
αυ av, af
β v
γ g
γγ g, ng
γκ c, ngc
γξ cs, ngcs
γχ h, ngh
δ ð
ε αι e
ευ ev, ef
ζ z
η ι ει οι υ υι i
θ th
κ c
λ l
μ m
μπ b, mb
ν n
ντ d, nd
ξ cs
ο ω o
ου u
π p
ρ r
σ ς s
τ t
τζ dz
φ f
χ h
ψ ps

The letters αυ & ευ are pronounced af & ef before a mute—e.g θ, τ—but áv & ev before a semivowel or vowel—e.g. β, α.

Phonœcian & Latin

Phonœcian Capital Unicial Latin
𐤀 Α α A
𐤁 Β β B
𐤂 Γ γ C G
𐤃 Δ δ D
𐤄 Ε ε E
𐤅 Ϝ Y ϛ υ F V Y
𐤆 Ζ ζ Z
𐤇 Η η H
𐤈 Θ θ
𐤉 Ι ι I
𐤊 Κ κ K
𐤋 Λ λ L
𐤌 Μ μ M
𐤍 Ν ν N
𐤎 Ξ ξ X
𐤏 Ο Ω ο ω O
𐤐 Π π P
𐤑 ͳ ϡ
𐤒 Ϙ ϟ Q
𐤓 Ρ ρ R
𐤔 Σ σ ς S
𐤕 Τ τ T
Φ φ
Χ χ
Ψ ψ

Ægyptian

Letters

The Ægyptians (i.e. Copts) adopted Greek letters for writing, but added seven letters:

Ægyptian Latin
ϣ ⲥⲁⲓ s sǽ
ϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ph phǽ
ϩ ⲏⲱⲣⲓ ch hēṓri
ϧ ⲏⲱⲣⲓ ch hēṓri
ϫ ⲅⲓ tz
ϭ ⲭⲓ ts chí
ϯ ⲧⲓ t ti

Pronunciation

Letter Sound
ϣ ci
ϥ f
ϧ ϩ h
ϫ gi
ϭ tci
ϯ t

Calendar

Name Translation Month
Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ thṓut August
ⲡⲁⲟⲡⲓ paōpí September
Ⲁⲑⲟⲣ hatór October
ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ chœ́ac November
ⲧⲱⲃⲓ tōbí December
ⲙⲉϣⲓⲣ mesī́r January
ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙϩⲁⲧ paremchát February
ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲑⲓ pharmuthí March
ⲡⲁϣⲁⲛⲥ pasáns April
ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ paṓni May
ⲉⲡⲓⲡ epíp June
ⲙⲉⲥⲱⲣⲏ mesṓrē July
ⲛⲏⲥⲓ nē̂si ————
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