Sampi (letter) facts for kids
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Quick facts for kids Greek alphabet |
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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 |
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Ϝϝ | Digamma | Ⱶⱶ | Heta |
Ϻϻ | San | Ϙϙ | Koppa |
Ϡϡ | Sampi | Ϛϛ | Stigma |
Ϸϸ | Sho | ||
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For other uses, see Sampi.
Sampi or Disigma is a mysterious Greek symbol. Its meaning is still debated today. At the moment it is thought by some that it is a letter for the number "900" used in the system of Greek numerals. And others believe it to be a replacement of 'san'. Before that, it was a letter that was used in the Greek alphabet in a few Greek cities in the 5th century BC. At that time, it looked like or
. It was probably pronounced like "ts" or "tch" in the dialect of those cities. Over time, it was changed from
to
or
and at last to
.
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