अ

See also: अं, अँ, अः, and अ-

अ U+0905, अ DEVANAGARI LETTER A ← ऄ [U+0904] Devanagari आ → [U+0906]

Translingual

Stroke order

Etymology

Ultimately from Brahmi 𑀅 (a).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/

Letter

अ (a)

1. The first letter and first vowel of the Devanagari script.

Usage notes

This letter only appears at the beginning of words or after another vowel, since the vowel it represents is always assumed to follow any consonant letter unless specifically noted otherwise with another vowel matra or with a virama.

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ə]

Letter

अ • (a)

1. The first vowel of Dhivehi, written in Devanagari script.

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə/

Letter

अ • (a)

1. the first vowel of Hindi, written in the Devanagari script; inherent after consonants

   कह kaha

See also

• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ ज,‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ फ़ ^{(Category: Hindi letters) [edit]}

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/

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Letter

अ • (a)

1. The first vowel in Marathi.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: अ

Letter

अ • (a)

1. The first vowel of Nepali, written in the Devanagari script. Inherent after consonants.

See also

• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ऌ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ ज,‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ क्ष,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ ^{(Category: Nepali letters) [edit]}

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬅ (Balinese script)
• অ (Assamese script)
• অ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌅 (Grantha script)
• અ (Gujarati script)
• ਅ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦄ (Javanese script)
• អ (Khmer script)
• ಅ (Kannada script)
• ອ (Lao script)
• അ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘀 (Modi script)
• ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᠠ (Manchu script)
• အ (Burmese script)
• 𑦠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀 (Newa script)
• ଅ (Oriya script)
• ꢂ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀 (Siddham script)
• අ (Sinhalese script)
• అ (Telugu script)
• อ (Thai script)
• ཨ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɐ/

Letter

अ • (a)

1. The first vowel of Sanskrit, written in the Devanagari script. Inherent after consonants.

Derived terms

• अकार (akāra)

Interjection

अ • (a)

1. A vocative particle; o, oh

   अ अनन्त ― A Ananta ― O Vishnu!

2. An interjection of pity; ah

Pronoun

अ • (a)

1. a pronominal base

Declension

Declension of अ
Nom. sg.	अः (aḥ)
Gen. sg.	अस्य (asya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अः (aḥ)	औ (au)	आः (āḥ)
Vocative	अ (a)	औ (au)	आः (āḥ)
Accusative	अम् (am)	औ (au)	आन् (ān)
Instrumental	एन (ena)	आभ्याम् (ābhyām)	ऐः (aiḥ)
Dative	आय (āya)	आभ्याम् (ābhyām)	एभ्यः (ebhyaḥ)
Ablative	आत् (āt)	आभ्याम् (ābhyām)	एभ्यः (ebhyaḥ)
Genitive	अस्य (asya)	अयोः (ayoḥ)	आनाम् (ānām)
Locative	ए (e)	अयोः (ayoḥ)	एसु (esu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “अ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0001.