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Wikipedia claims that matres lectionis appeared in the Phoenician system only rather late [0], and so I would presume after transmission to the Greeks. Conseque
by Mediterraneo10 6y ago
Wikipedia claims that matres lectionis appeared in the Phoenician system only rather late [0], and so I would presume after transmission to the Greeks. Consequently, could the Phoenician system really be called an abjad at the time that the Greeks borrowed it? See also [1].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mater_lectionis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mater_lectionis
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenician_alphabet#Greek-derived https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenician_alphabet#Greek-deri...
- ogogmad 6y agoA pure abjad doesn't have matres lectionis.
- Mediterraneo10 6y agoYes, my mistake, and unfortunately your reply came an instant before I could delete my post to avoid wasting everyone’s time here.