Qoppa
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| Greek alphabet | |
|---|---|
| Α α Alpha | Β β Beta |
| Γ γ Gamma | Δ δ Delta |
| Ε ε Epsilon | Ζ ζ Zeta |
| Η η Eta | Θ θ Theta |
| Ι ι Iota | Κ κ Kappa |
| Λ λ Lambda | Μ μ Mu |
| Ν ν Nu | Ξ ξ Xi |
| Ο ο Omicron | Π π Pi |
| Ρ ρ Rho | Σ σ Sigma |
| Τ τ Tau | Υ υ Upsilon |
| Φ φ Phi | Χ χ Chi |
| Ψ ψ Psi | Ω ω Omega |
| obsolete letters | |
| [[Digamma|Template:Polytonic Digamma]] | [[San (letter)|Template:Polytonic San]] |
| [[Qoppa|Template:Polytonic Qoppa]] | [[Sampi|Template:Polytonic Sampi]] |
Qoppa is an obsolete letter of the Greek alphabet and has a numeric value of 90. Greek never used the sound it represented, a uvular plosive. There are two very different glyphs for qoppa: "archaic Qoppa" (Ϙ ϙ) used to write words and "Numeric Qoppa" (Ϟ ϟ) used in modern Greek legal documentation.
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See also
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External links
- "Q Followed by U" (http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-que.htm), the evolution of Qoppa, before and after Greek.
