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§ 1.
| Usual Syriac Character. |
Estrangelo. | Nestorian. | Names. | Sound-Value and Transcription. |
Hebrew Equivalents. |
Numerical Value. | ||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | |||||||
| Unconnected— (Detached finals.) |
Connected on right— (United finals.) |
Connected on left. |
Connected right and left. | |||||||
| ܐ | ܐ | — | — | ܐ | ܐ | ܐܠܦ | Ālaf (Ōlaf) | Spiritus lenis (ʾ) | א | 1 |
| ܒ | ܒ | ܒ | ܒ | ܒ | ܒ | ܒܝܬ | Bēth | b; v (β) | ב | 2 |
| ܓ | ܓ | ܓ | ܓ | ܓ | ܓ | ܓܡܠ | Gāmal (Gōmal) | g (hard); gh (γ) | ג | 3 |
| ܕ | ܕ | — | — | ܕ | ܕ | ܕܠܬ or ܕܠܕ | Dālath or Dāladh (Dōlath or Dōladh) |
d; dh (δ) | ד | 4 |
| ܗ | ܗ | — | — | ܗ | ܗ | ܗܐ | Hē | h | ה | 5 |
| ܘ | ܘ | — | — | ܘ | ܘ | ܘܘ or ܘܐܘ | Wau | w | ו | 6 |
| ܙ | ܙ | — | — | ܙ | ܙ | ܙܝܢ or ܙܝ, ܙܐܝ | Zain, Zēn, or Zai | soft s (z) | ז | 7 |
| ܚ | ܚ | ܚ | ܚ | ܚ | ܚ | ܚܝܬ | Ḥēth | hard h (ḥ) | ח | 8 |
| ܛ | ܛ | ܛ | ܛ | ܛ | ܛ | ܛܝܬ | Ṭēth | emphatic t (ṭ) | ט | 9 |
| ܝ | ܝ | ܝ | ܝ | ܝ | ܝ | ܝܘܕ | Yōdh (Yūdh) | y | י | 10 |
| ܟ | ܟ | ܟ | ܟ | ܟ ܟ | ܟ ܟ | ܟܦ | Kāf (Kōf) | k; kh | כ | 20 |
| ܠ | ܠ | ܠ | ܠ | ܠ | ܠ | ܠܡܕ | Lāmadh (Lōmadh) | l | ל | 30 |
| ܡ | ܡ | ܡ | ܡ | ܡ ܡ | ܡ ܡ | ܡܝܡ | Mīm | m | ם | 40 |
| ܢ | ܢ | ܢ | ܢ | ܢ ܢ | ܢ ܢ | ܢܘܢ | Nūn, Nōn | n | נ | 50 |
| ܣ | ܣ | ܣ | ܣ | ܣ | ܣ | ܣܡܟܬ | Semkath | s | ס | 60 |
| ܥ | ܥ | ܥ | ܥ | ܥ | ܥ | ܥܐ | ʿĒ | peculiar guttural (ʿ) |
ע | 70 |
| ܦ | ܦ | ܦ | ܦ | ܦ | ܦ | ܦܐ | Pē | p; f, ph | פ | 80 |
| ܨ | ܨ | — | — | ܨ | ܨ | ܨܕܐ | Ṣādhē (Ṣōdhē) | emphatic s (ṣ) | צ | 90 |
| ܩ | ܩ | ܩ | ܩ | ܩ | ܩ | ܩܘܦ | Qōf | guttural k (q) | ק | 100 |
| ܪ | ܪ | — | — | ܪ | ܪ | ܪܝܫ, ܪܫ | Rēsh (Rīsh) | r | ר | 200 |
| ܫ | ܫ | ܫ | ܫ | ܫ | ܫ | ܫܝܢ | Shīn | sh[errata 1] | שׁ | 300 |
| ܬ | ܬ | — | — | ܬ | ܬ | ܬܘ, ܬܐܘ | Tau | t; th (θ) | ת | 400 |
