pe en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /peɪ/
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Etymology
From Hebrew פֵּא (pê), from Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”). Doublet of pi.
Meanings
- The seventeenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew פ, Syriac ܦ, and others; Arabic has the analog faa).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pei | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pey | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
fi pe (Semitic letter) · he פֵּא (Semitic letter) · fr pe (Semitic letter) · ca pe (Semitic letter) · sv pe (Semitic letter) · ms pa (Semitic letter) · es pei (Semitic letter) · fr pé (Semitic letter) · yi פּא (Semitic letter)