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Avestan alphabet w audio Flashcards

1
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𐬀

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a /a/

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𐬁

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ā /aː/

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3
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𐬂

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å /ɒ/

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4
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𐬃

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ā̊ /ɒː/

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5
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𐬄

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ą /ã/

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𐬅

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ą̇ /ã/

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7
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𐬆

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ə /ə/

Replaces 𐬀 a when followed by final 𐬨 m or 𐬥 n. Words ending in 𐬭 r affix a final 𐬆.

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𐬇

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ə̄ /əː/

final vowel or in combination 𐬇𐬎

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9
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𐬈

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e /e/

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10
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𐬉

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ē /eː/

final vowel in Gathas; combination 𐬀𐬉 aē

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11
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𐬊

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o /ɔ/

especially in combination 𐬀𐬊 ao

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12
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𐬋

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ō /oː/

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13
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𐬌

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i /ɪ/

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𐬍

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ī /iː/

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𐬎

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u /ʊ/

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𐬏

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ū /uː/

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17
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𐬐

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k /k/

UA Gutteral

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18
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𐬑

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x /x/

A gutteral

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19
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𐬒

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x́ /ç/

A gutteral; It is used before the letter 𐬎𐬎

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20
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𐬓

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xᵛ /xʷ/

ligature

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21
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𐬔

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g /ɡ/

UA gutteral

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𐬕

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ġ /ɡʲ/

ġ is seldom found in the manuscripts but relatively often in final -ə̄ṇġ, especially in the manuscripts S1 and J3. This suggests that ġ was implosive, like t̰, the only other final stop in Avestan.

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𐬖

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ɣ /ɣ/

A gutteral

24
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𐬗

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c /t͡ʃ/

UAsp palatal

25
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𐬘

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j /d͡ʒ/

UAsp palatal

26
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𐬙

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t /t/

UAsp dental; initial & medial

27
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𐬚

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θ /θ/

Asp dental

28
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𐬛

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d /d/

UAsp dental

29
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𐬜

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ẟ /ð/

Asp dental

30
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𐬝

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t̰ /t̚/

UAsp dental, word-final implosive or when followed by 𐬐 k or 𐬠 b

31
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𐬞

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p /p/

UAsp labial

32
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𐬟

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f /f/

Asp labial

33
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𐬠

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b /b/

UAsp labial

34
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𐬡

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β /β/ (Ger. w)

bi-labial; Used for “v” sound when it follows 𐬜 δ and 𐬚 θ

35
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𐬢

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ŋ /ŋ/

nasal

36
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𐬣

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ŋ́ /ŋʲ/

nasal; Used when preceded by 𐬌 i

37
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𐬤

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ŋv /ŋʷ/

labialized nasal

38
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𐬥

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n /n/

nasal

39
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𐬦

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ń /ɲ/

palatalized nasal

40
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𐬧

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ṇ /ŋ/

uvular nasal; Used instead of 𐬥 n when followed by a gutteral or dental consonant.

41
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𐬨

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m /m/

nasal

42
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𐬩

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m̨ /m̥/

nasal (m + diacritic)

43
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𐬪

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ẏ /j/

44
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𐬎𐬎

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uu or y /uu̯/

semi-vowel / liquid; only medially

45
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𐬬

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v /w/

semi-vowel liquid; only initially

46
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𐬭

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r /r/

semi-vowel liquid

47
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𐬴

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ṣ̌ /ʂ/

sibilant; initial and medial

48
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𐬯

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s /s/

sibilant

49
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𐬰

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z /z/

sibilant

50
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𐬱

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š /ʃ/

sibilant; used when “sh” sound is (1) at the end of a word and (2) followed by 𐬗 c or 𐬙 t

51
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𐬲

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ž /ʒ/

sibilant

52
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𐬳

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š́ /ɕ/

sibilant; inital and medial, when followed by “y”

53
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𐬫

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y /j/

semi-vowel liquid; initial only

54
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𐬵

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h /h/

aspiration

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