Reversed F

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Reversed F (ꟻ f ) is an additional Latin script letter used in epigraphic 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.[3]

Writing systemLatin script
Typealphabetic
Sound values/ʃʷ/, []
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Reversed F
f
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
Typealphabetic
Language of originAbkhaz language, Abaza language, Kabardian language, Adyghe language
Sound values/ʃʷ/, []
In UnicodeU+A7FB
History
Development
𓌉
  • 𐤅
    • Ϝ ϝ
      • 𐌅
        • F f
          • f
Time period1920s—1930s
TransliterationsꚖ ꚗ, Шә шә, Фӏ фӏ
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.
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Epitaph of Fuscus at Arrien-en-Bethmale (Ariège) with reversed F to abbreviate the word filiae.

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

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Unicode name LATIN EPIGRAPHIC LETTER REVERSED F
Encodingsdecimalhex
Unicode43003U+A7FB
UTF-8234 159 187EA 9F BB
Numeric character referenceꟻꟻ
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