ወ (wa)
The Ge'ez letter ወ is called ወዌ (wawe). It represents a “voiced labial-velar approximant ”, which is like <w> in the English words water, warmth, and worry.
Its shape ወ is derived from the epigraphic character: 𐩥. It correlates to the Arabic letter و, the Syriac letter ܘ, and the Hebrew letter ו.
Ge’ez words starting with ወ include ወርቅ (warq) “gold”, ወንጌል (wangel) “Gospel”, and ወርኅ (warḫ) “month”.
