noun
pe
pay
noun
1
A letter used in several Semitic alphabets, including Hebrew (פ) and Arabic (as faa), historically representing a "mouth" sound.
"The Hebrew letter pe sits between ayin and tsadi in the alphabet."
2
The Cyrillic letter П / п, pronounced like an English "p".
"Russian "папа" begins with the letter pe."
How to Use Pe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of a letter shared by several non-Latin alphabets (Hebrew, Arabic, Cyrillic).
Word Forms
pes plural, Pes plural
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Etymology
From the Hebrew letter פֵּא (pê), tracing back to a Proto-Semitic word for "mouth" — the same root gave us the letter "pi".