Syr. may distinguish between 1 and 1000 (dot beneath), 10,000 (line beneath) and 100,000 (two points beneath).
1 first letter of the alphabetOA-Mesop, OfAGen, Nab, Gal, Sam, Syr.
2 the numeral 1 or 1000Syr.
3 as an abbreviation for common words starting with it
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--(a) for ארדב OfA, OfA-Pers, Syr.
--(b) for ܐܡܢܐ : (uncertain)Syr.
--(c) for ܐܫܠSyr.