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Glyphs can change over time. Because glyphs are typically memorized rather than read, a particular glyph's original phonemic origin might get lost as it evolves, as can be seen in the glyph for "storm" (''zeras'').{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 1.jpg|Page of Alethi glyphs}}
<gallery widths=75px caption="Evolution of zeras">
File:Old zeras.svg | Old
File:Middle zeras.svg | Middle
File:Modern zeras.svg | Modern
</gallery>
== Glyphpairs ==
It is slightly more common to find pairs of glyphs being displayed together than individual ones.{{file ref|Alethi Glyphs Page 1.jpg|Page of Alethi glyphs}} Such "glyphpairs" can symbolize a variety of entities and concepts.
*''khokh linil'' - [[House Kholin]]'s glyphpair, in the shape of a tower and crown for most of House Kholin,{{book ref|twok|28}} but in the shape of a sword and crown for King [[Elhokar]].{{book ref|twok|28}}{{book ref|twok|4}}
*''merem khakh'' - [[Amaram]]'s glyphpair, drawn in the shape of a [[whitespine]]{{book ref|twok|47}}
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