የ (ya)
The Ge'ez letter የ is called የመን (yaman). It represents a “palatal approximant”, which is like <y> in the English words yoke, yard, and yellow.
Its shape የ is derived from the epigraphic character: 𐩺. It correlates to the Arabic letter ي, the Syriac letter ܝ, and the Hebrew letter י.
Ge’ez words starting with የ include ይዋሄ (yəwwāhe) "gentleness", ዮም (yom) "today", and የብስ (yabs) "continent".
