אָ

See also: אַ, א, ℵ, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

אָ U+FB2F, אָ HEBREW LETTER ALEF WITH QAMATS Composition: א [U+05D0] + ◌ָ [U+05B8] ← אַ [U+FB2E] Alphabetic Presentation Forms אּ → [U+FB30]

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) (usually) IPA^(key): /ʔa/, /a/; (in some words) /ʔo/ or /o/

Letter

אָ • (a/ o) (kamatz variation of א)

1. (Hebrew with niqqud) A variation of the consonant א (“aleph”), using kamatz to indicate a specific ancient vowel, approximately /ɑ/.

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ/

Letter

אָ

1. The letter א with a kamatz, called קמץ־אַלף (komets-alef)

Interjection

אָ! • (o!)

1. oh!
2. exactly!, just like that!