ਅ

ਅ U+0A05, ਅ GURMUKHI LETTER A [unassigned: U+0A04] ← ਃ [U+0A03] Gurmukhi ਆ → [U+0A06]

Translingual

ਅ stroke order

Glyph origin

From the Sharada letter 𑆃 (a), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀅 (a).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/

Letter

ਅ

1. Gurmukhi letter ਐੜਾ (aiṛā)
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 434:

     ਆਇੜੈ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਛੋਡੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਣਾ ਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ

     āeṛae āp kare jin cḥoḍī jo kicḥ karṇā su kar rahiā

     Airaa: He Himself created the world; whatever He has to do, He continues to do.

Derived glyphs

• ਆ (ā)
• ਐ (ai)
• ਔ (au)

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letters: ا (alif), ع (ʿain)
• (letter name): ਐੜਾ (aiṛā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/, [ɐ]

• Audio:

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Letter

ਅ • (aiṛā)

1. The second letter of Punjabi in the Gurmukhi script.

See also

• Gurmukhi script letters: ੳ, ਅ, ੲ, ਸ, ਹ, ਕ, ਖ, ਗ, ਘ, ਙ, ਚ, ਛ, ਜ, ਝ, ਞ, ਟ, ਠ, ਡ, ਢ, ਣ, ਤ, ਥ, ਦ, ਧ, ਨ, ਪ, ਫ, ਬ, ਭ, ਮ, ਯ, ਰ, ਲ, ਵ, ੜ, ਸ਼, ਖ਼, ਗ਼, ਜ਼, ਫ਼, ਲ਼, ਕ਼ ^[edit]

• Gurmukhi script vowels: ਅ, ਆ, ਇ, ਈ, ਉ, ਊ, ਏ, ਐ, ਓ, ਔ ^[edit]

• Gurmukhi script diacritics: ਾ, ਿ, ੀ, ੁ, ੂ, ੇ, ੈ, ੋ, ੌ, ਂ, ੰ, ੱ ^[edit]

References

• “ਅ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026