ሀ (ha)
The Ge'ez letter ሀ is called ሆይ (hoy). It represents a “voiceless glottal fricative”, which is the sounds of <h> in the English words home, horse, and happy.
Its shape ሀ is derived from the epigraphic character: 𐩠. It correlates to the Arabic letter ہ, the Syriac letter ܗ, and the Hebrew letter ה.
Ge’ez words starting with ሀ include ሀገር (hagar) “city”, ሀላዌ (həllāwe) “existence”, and ሃይማኖት (hāymānot) “faith”.
