Search results for "Greek alphabet" - New World Encyclopedia
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- *In the Arabic alphabet, ٥ (hāʼ) has numerical value of 5. *In the Greek alphabet, ε (epsilon) has numerical value of 5. ...21 KB (2,981 words) - 06:46, 13 June 2023
- where he distinguished himself as a Greek scholar. In October 1798 ... at the age of three he was taught the Greek alphabet and long lists of Greek ...11 KB (1,705 words) - 08:37, 1 April 2024
- the name "lepton" (from Greek leptos) was first used by ... selected due to their places in the Greek alphabet; mu is seven letters ...8 KB (1,168 words) - 21:59, 25 October 2022
- writing system. The term derives from the Greek term for “sacred carving ... The word hieroglyph derives from the Greek words ἱερός (hierós ...20 KB (3,009 words) - 15:47, 25 January 2023
- Calligraphy (from the Greek meaning κάλλος kallos "beauty" + ... century, Persians adapted the Arabic alphabet to Farsi language and developed ...19 KB (2,750 words) - 18:29, 25 November 2023
- " Due to phonetic similarity, the Greek word for Phoenician was synonymous ... used mainly for commercial notes. The Greek alphabet, that forms the basis ...30 KB (4,504 words) - 04:20, 24 November 2022
- in Indian sources, was one of the Indo-Greek rulers in northern India ... of Menander I (155-130 B.C.E.).Obv: [[Greek alphabet|Greek]] legend, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ...28 KB (4,241 words) - 04:28, 9 November 2022
- 40. These particles, designated by the Greek letter beta (β), are a form of ionizing radiation and are also known as beta rays. There are two ...10 KB (1,458 words) - 17:45, 29 September 2023
- Gandhara became renowned for its fusion of Greek and Buddhist culture, which ... cosmopolitan environment. The Kharosthi alphabet, derived from the one used ...23 KB (3,513 words) - 18:46, 4 December 2023
- have passed since I first learned the alphabet." The 1214 birth date ... as none of the professors would learn Greek. The same was true of scripture ...10 KB (1,503 words) - 02:30, 16 December 2022
- include the Shuowen Jiezi from China, and a Greek lexicon (specifically a list ... script for the Japanese, and hangul alphabet for the Korean), the main ...22 KB (3,268 words) - 14:12, 29 January 2024
- ; Greek Ἥφαιστος Hêphaistos) was the Greek god of fire, metals and metallurgy, and ...15 KB (2,287 words) - 13:45, 9 February 2022
- of origin (in contrast to the "Greek alphabet"). Among the general ... Serbian, Czech and Slovak, the Cyrillic alphabet is also known as azbuka ...61 KB (8,412 words) - 07:27, 12 January 2024
- The word sarcophagus comes from the Greek "sarx" meaning ... the oldest inscription in the Phoenician alphabet says: ...12 KB (1,915 words) - 02:26, 21 April 2023
- The Wisdom of Ben Sira was translated into Greek by Jesus ben Sira's ... Septuagint, the second century B.C.E. Greek version of the Jewish scriptures ...16 KB (2,553 words) - 09:06, 27 September 2023
- studio of Phidias, the most famous ancient Greek sculptor. ... the Erechtheion, reduced to ruin during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1833 ...16 KB (2,366 words) - 16:10, 13 February 2024
- Mesrop Mashtots created the Armenian alphabet and sent his disciples to ... of which only a few fragments exist in the Greek. Some originals of foreign ...39 KB (5,646 words) - 09:18, 10 March 2023
- conductivity is commonly represented by the Greek letter σ, but κ or γ are also occasionally used. An EC meter is normally used to measure ...11 KB (1,570 words) - 15:50, 13 February 2024
- was mentioned as "Maxyans" by the Greek Historian Herodotus. ... In the Greek period the Berbers were mainly known as "The Libyans ...26 KB (3,865 words) - 10:59, 28 September 2023
- French sillabe, from Latin syllaba, from Koine Greek grc|συλλαβή syllabḗ (Greek pronunciation: [sylːabɛ̌ː]). grc|συλλαβή ...43 KB (6,361 words) - 16:51, 25 February 2023
