This article is about the Greek letter. For the Latin letter, see Latin alpha.
For other uses, see Alpha (disambiguation).
Greek alphabet
Αα
Alpha
Νν
Nu
Ββ
Beta
Ξξ
Xi
Γγ
Gamma
Οο
Omicron
Δδ
Delta
Ππ
Pi
Εε
Epsilon
Ρρ
Rho
Ζζ
Zeta
Σσς
Sigma
Ηη
Eta
Ττ
Tau
Θθ
Theta
Υυ
Upsilon
Ιι
Iota
Φφ
Phi
Κκ
Kappa
Χχ
Chi
Λλ
Lambda
Ψψ
Psi
Μμ
Mu
Ωω
Omega
History
Archaic local variants
Ϝ
Ͱ
Ϻ
Ϙ
Ͳ
Ͷ
tsan
digamma
Diacritics
Ligatures
Numerals
ϛ (6)
ϟ (90)
ϡ (900)
Use in other languages
Bactrian
Coptic
Albanian
Related topics
Use as scientific symbols
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Alpha/ˈælfə/[1] (uppercase Α, lowercase α; Ancient Greek: ἄλφα, álpha, or Greek: άλφα, romanized: álfa) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of one. Alpha is derived from the Phoenician letter aleph , which is the West Semitic word for "ox".[2] Letters that arose from alpha include the Latin letter A and the Cyrillic letter А.
^"alpha". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
^Brookes, I. (2004). Chamber Concise Dictionary. Allied Pub (p) Limited. p. 30. ISBN 978-81-86062-36-4. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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, which is the West Semitic word for "ox".[2] Letters that arose from alpha include the Latin letter A and the Cyrillic letter А.