Word
sho
Definition
n. the name of a letter in the old Greek alphabet that was used to write the Bactrian language. It looks a bit like the letter 'p' with a longer tail.
n. a letter added to the Greek alphabet to represent the voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant /ʃ/ in the Bactrian language. It is visually similar to the letter 'thorn' or a modified 'rho'.
Examples
“The scribe used the letter sho to write the king's name.”
“Linguists identified the unique character as sho while studying ancient inscriptions from the Kushan Empire.”
“The inclusion of sho in the Bactrian script demonstrates how the Greek alphabet was adapted to accommodate phonemes not present in the Attic or Ionic dialects.”
Examples
simple
“The scribe used the letter sho to write the king's name.”
contextual
“Linguists identified the unique character as sho while studying ancient inscriptions from the Kushan Empire.”
complex
“The inclusion of sho in the Bactrian script demonstrates how the Greek alphabet was adapted to accommodate phonemes not present in the Attic or Ionic dialects.”
Usage
Primarily used in historical linguistics and epigraphy.
Scan code
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