ա
Armenian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Letter
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ա
ա lowercase (uppercase Ա)
- The first letter of the Armenian alphabet, called այբ (ayb). Represents open back unrounded vowel: [ɑ]. Transliterated as a.
- Ա-ն Բ-ից ջոկել ― A-n B-icʻ ǰokel ― to know one's ABCs; to be literate
- Ա և Ք ― A ew Kʻ ― from A to Z; the beginning and the end; completely, fully
- Ա-ից Ք ― A-icʻ Kʻ ― from A to Z; from beginning to end
- The numeral 1 in Armenian numbering.
See also
- (The Armenian script): Աա Բբ Գգ Դդ Եե Զզ Էէ Ըը Թթ Ժժ Իի Լլ Խխ Ծծ Կկ Հհ Ձձ Ղղ Ճճ Մմ Յյ Նն Շշ Ոո Չչ Պպ Ջջ Ռռ Սս Վվ Տտ Րր Ցց Ււ Փփ Քք Օօ Ֆֆ
- (Letter combinations): ու և ﬔ ﬕ ﬓ ﬗ ﬖ
- (Dialectological): ՠ / ա̈ ա̊ ա̄ ը̂ է̀ էօ / օ̈ էօ̀ / օ̈̀ իւ / ո̈ւ գյ կյ քյ հյ բՙ դՙ գՙ ձՙ ջՙ ղՙ ֈ ʔ
- (Punctuation): ՙ ՚ ՛ ՜ ՝ ՞ ՟ ․ ։ ֊
- (Symbols): ֏ ֎ ֍
Etymology 2
Verb
- (dialectal, colloquial) Alternative form of է (ē)
- Գլուխս ցավում ա։
- Gluxs cʻavum a.
- My head hurts.
Etymology 3
Interjection
ա • (a)
- ah, oh (used to express emotions such as surprise, delight, pain or disdain)
- Ա՜, բարև, բարև... ― A!, barew, barew... ― Ah, hello, hello...
References
- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, § 1.1.1, page 13