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See also: Α and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Ⲁ U+2C80, Ⲁ COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER ALFA ← Ɀ [U+2C7F] Coptic ⲁ → [U+2C81]

Coptic

Etymology

The Ancient Greek letter Α (named ἄλφα (álpha)), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (named 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp /⁠ʾālep⁠/, “bull”)), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾 (representing an ox head), alternative form of

(kꜣ, “bull”).

Letter

Ⲁ • (A) (upper case, lower case ⲁ)

1. The first letter of the Coptic alphabet, called ⲁⲗⲫⲁ (alpha) in Coptic