أ
See also: ا [U+0627 ARABIC LETTER ALEF], ٵ [U+0675 ARABIC LETTER HIGH HAMZA ALEF], اً, ٱ [U+0671 ARABIC LETTER ALEF WASLA], آ [U+0622 ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH MADDA ABOVE], إ [U+0625 ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA BELOW], and ا-
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Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Combined with fatha: أَ :
Combined with damma: أُ :
Letter
أ / أ • (ʾ)
- The first letter of the Arabic alphabet is the small hamza (ء) that sits on top of أ, and the tall column is its bearer. The composite letter is called أَلِف (ʔalif) and the hamza represents a glottal stop (/ʔ/). (See also ا.) It is followed by ب (b).
See also
- (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
- ا, إ (ʔ)
- Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
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Etymology 2
From former هَـ (ha-), from Proto-Semitic *ha. Cognate to Hebrew הֲ־ (hă-).
Particle
أَ • (ʾa-)
- Initial interrogative particle that indicates a yes-or-no question. It’s written together with the following word as all one letter words. Often used in the negative, e.g. أَلَا (ʾa-lā, “isn't, doesn't”), أَلَيْسَ (ʾa-laysa, “isn't, doesn't”).
- Initial interrogative particle that introduces a choice question.
- Used to denote equality
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 63:6:
- سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَسْتَغْفَرْتَ لَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ لَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللّٰهُ لَهُمْ
- sawāʔun ʕalayhim ʔastaḡfarta lahum ʔam lam tastaḡfir lahum lan yaḡfira llāhu lahum
- It is the same whether you pray for their forgiveness or not, Allah will not forgive them. Surely Allah does not guide the rebellious people.
Alternative forms
Usage notes
References
- Tropper, Josef (2003) “Sekundäres wortanlautendes Alif im Arabischen”, in Kogan, Leonid, editor, Studia Semitica (Orientalia: Papers of the Oriental Institute; III), Moscow, →ISBN, page 200
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
Letter
أ • (ạ) (Devanagari ॳ, Devanagari ॲ)
Forms
The vowel أ in its initial form is أ , middle form ٔ and final form ٔ
See also
Khowar
Pronunciation
Letter
أ (hamzā ālif)
- The second other alif letter of the Khowar abjad.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form |
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أ | ـأ |
See also
Kyrgyz
Letter
أ
- The first letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet.
See also
- (Arabic script letters) ا, ب, پ, ﻥ, ﺕ, ﺝ, ﭺ, ﺡ, ﻑ, ﻕ, ﻉ, ك, گ, ڭ, ﻝ, ﻡ, و, ۅ, ۉ, ﯗ, ﯞ, ﺱ, ﺵ, ﺩ, ﺭ, ﺯ, ﻩ, ﻯ, ﯗﺀ, ﻰﺋ, ﻲ, ﻯ, ء, يۋ, ﻻ,
Malay
Letter
أ
- The first letter of the malay alphabet, written in the arabic script.
See also
- (Arabic script letters) ا, ب, ت, ة, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ڠ, ف, ڤ, ق, ک, ݢ, ل, م, ن, و, ۏ, ه, ء, ي, ى, ڽ [edit]
Persian
Letter
أ • (alef)
- The first letter of the Persian alphabet.
See also
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