Reversed F

Reversed F
ꟻ f
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
Typealphabetic
Language of originAbkhaz language, Abaza language, Kabardian language, Adyghe language
Sound values/ʃʷ/, [fʼ]
In UnicodeU+A7FB
History
Development
𓌉
  • 𐤅
    • Ϝ ϝ
      • 𐌅
        • F f
          • ꟻ f
Time period1920s to 1930s
TransliterationsꚖ ꚗ, Шә шә, Фӏ фӏ
Other
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Reversed F (ꟻ f) is an additional letter of Latin writing used in epigrahic inscriptions to abbreviate the words filia[1] or femina.[2] It was also formerly used in the writing of the Abaza, the Abkhaz, the Adyghe and the Kabardian languages in the 1920s and 1930s.

It is not to be confused with the turned digamma ⟨Ⅎ ⅎ⟩ or with turned f ⟨ɟ⟩.

Utilisation

  • Epitaph of Fuscus at Arrien-en-Bethmale (Ariège) with reversed F to abbreviate the word filiae.
    Epitaph of Fuscus at Arrien-en-Bethmale (Ariège) with reversed F to abbreviate the word filiae.

Reversed F

Reversed F was formerly used in the writing of the Abaza, the Abkhaz, the Adyghe and in the Kabardian language in the 1920s and 1930s.[3]

  • Abkhaz Latin alphabet of 1930.
    Abkhaz Latin alphabet of 1930.
  • Abaza Latin alphabet of 1932.
    Abaza Latin alphabet of 1932.
  • Adyghe Latin alphabet of 1927 (page 1)
    Adyghe Latin alphabet of 1927 (page 1)
  • Adyghe Latin alphabet of 1927 (page 2)
    Adyghe Latin alphabet of 1927 (page 2)

Computing codes

Epigraphic reversed F can be represented with the following Unicode (Latin Extended-D) characters, the lowercase however is not supported by Unicode.

Character information
Preview ꟻ
Unicode name LATIN EPIGRAPHIC LETTER REVERSED F
Encodings decimal hex
Unicode 43003 U+A7FB
UTF-8 234 159 187 EA 9F BB
Numeric character reference ꟻ ꟻ

See also

References

  1. ^ Hübner 1885, p. lxxiv.
  2. ^ Cagnat 1898, p. 374.
  3. ^ Joomagueldinov, Pentzlin & Yevlampiev 2012.

Bibliography

  • Cagnat, René (1898). Cours d’épigraphie latine. Paris: Fontemoing.
  • Hübner, Emil (1885). Exempla Scripturae Epigraphicae Latinae (in Latin). Berlin.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Joomagueldinov, Nurlan; Pentzlin, Karl; Yevlampiev, Ilya (18 October 2011). Proposal to encode Latin letters used in the Former Soviet Union (PDF).
  • Joomagueldinov, Nurlan; Pentzlin, Karl; Yevlampiev, Ilya (29 January 2012). Revised proposal to encode Latin letters used in the Former Soviet Union (PDF).
  • Perry, David J. (2006). Proposal to Add Additional Ancient Roman Characters to UCS (PDF).