ա

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See also: պ, Ա, w, ɯ, and -ա-

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Armenian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑ]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Letter

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ա

ա lowercase (uppercase Ա)

  1. 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
  2. The numeral 1 in Armenian numbering.

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

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  1. (dialectal, colloquial) Alternative form of է (ē)
    Գլուխս ցավում ա։
    Gluxs cʻavum a.
    My head hurts.

Etymology 3

Interjection

ա • (a)

  1. 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
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