What does the letter B mean?

The letter B was part of the Phoenician alphabet more than 3000 years ago in 1000 BCE. In Hebrew, the letter was called beth, bet, or bayt which also means house. In the Greek alphabet, the letter took on the name beta, and the word beta has stuck around in English to refer to the second in any series.

What does B mean in Latin?

B or b is the second letter of the Latin-script alphabet. Its name in English is bee (pronounced /bi/), plural bees. It represents the voiced bilabial stop in many languages, including English. In some other languages, it is used to represent other bilabial consonants.

Where did the letter B come from?

B probably started as a picture sign of a house, as in Egyptian hieroglyphic writing (1) and in a very early Semitic writing (2). In about 1000 bce, in Byblos and in other Phoenician and Canaanite centres, the sign was given a linear form (3).

Which is the coldest letter in alphabet?

What language has the longest alphabet?

Khmer

Who has the shortest alphabet?

Language with the shortest alphabet: Rotokas (12 letters). Approx. 4300 people speak this East Papuan language. They live primarily in the Bougainville Province of Papua New Guinea.