ا

Character	ا
Unicode name	ARABIC LETTER ALEF
Arabic	U+0627

See also أ, ا-, and اً

Arabic

Letter

ا / ‍ا (’álif)

1. Although usually considered to be the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, the small hamza (ء) that sits on top of أ is really the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, and the tall column is its bearer. This entry only deals with the lower part, the bearer, which is called الف (’álif) and, without the hamza, is used to lengthen a preceding vowel, often a. It is followed by ب.

Pronunciation

Combined with fathah: ﹶا — ā.

• عَارٌ (ʕārun) — shame

Combined with kasra: اِ — i.

• اِبنٌ (ibnun) — son

Combined with damma: ﹸا — u.

• اُكتُبُوا (’uktubu) — write!

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حرف; ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي ^[edit]
• أ
• إ
• آ
• ٱ
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: ا

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA: /aˈlif/ or IPA: /aˈləp/
• (phoneme): IPA: /ɑ/, /ʔ/

Letter

ا (alif)

1. The first letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Usage notes

• At the start of the word, the letter ا (alif) represents the consonant /ʔ/.
• In the middle or end of a word, ا represents the vowel /ɑ/.

See also

• Next letter: ب

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic.

Alternative forms

• (medial/final) ﺎ

Written forms
ا	‍ا
Isolate/ Initial	Medial/ Final

Pronunciation

• Phoneme: IPA: /ɒː/, /æ/, /e/, /o/
• Letter name: IPA: [ɒːlef]

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Wikipedia ^fa

Letter

ا (â, a, e, o)

1. The first letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. Its name is اَلِف (alef).

See also

• Next letter: ب
• آ (alef madde)
• اً (tanvin)