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Albanian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editΑ (A) (upper case A, lower case α)
- The first letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Latin-script alphabet.
See also
editAncient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “ʾālep”).
Letter
editΑ • (A) (upper case, lower case α)
- The letter ἄλφα (álpha, “alpha”), the first letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.
Usage notes
editThe letter represented the open front unrounded vowel: /a/, /aː/. Today, this letter is often represented by lower case α (a), although Ancient Greek did not distinguish between upper and lower case.
Derived terms
edit- (Modern Greek letters) Α (A, “Alpha”), α (a, “alpha”)
- (Latin (Roman) letters) a, A
- (Cyrillic letters) а (a), А (A)
- (Coptic) ⲁ (a), Ⲁ (A)
Descendants
editSee also
edit- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ (W) ϝ (w), Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ (H) ͱ (h), Ϻ (S) ϻ (s), Ϟ, ϟ, Ϙ (Q) ϙ (q), Ͳ (S) ͳ (s)
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
References
edit- “Α”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Α”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- Α in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
Cypriot Arabic
editLetter
editΑ (A) (upper case, lower case α)
- The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet.
See also
editGreek
editAlternative forms
edit- (noun & adjective): Α. (A.)
Etymology
editThe Ancient Greek letter Α (A, “alpha”) derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʾ /ʼ/, “aleph”) ( )
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /a/, /ə/
- In modern Greek, Α (A) represents the open front unrounded vowel sound (IPA(key): /a/), similar to the a in father.
Letter
editΑ • (A) (upper case, lower case α)
Coordinate terms
edit- Greek script letters: γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ (grắmmătă) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): Α α (Ά ά), Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε (Έ έ), Ζ ζ, Η η, Ή ή, Θ θ, Ι ι (Ί ί, Ϊ ϊ, ΐ), Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο (Ό ό), Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ~ς, Τ τ, Υ υ (Ύ ύ, Ϋ ϋ, ΰ), Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω (Ώ ώ) [edit]
Numeral
editΑ • (A) (Greek numeral)
- The number one (1).
Coordinate terms
editUnits | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
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1s | Α΄ α΄ | Β΄ β΄ | Γ΄ γ΄ | Δ΄ δ΄ | Ε΄ ε΄ | Ϛ΄ ϛ΄ ΣΤ΄ Στ΄ στ΄ Ϝ΄ ϝ΄ | Ζ΄ ζ΄ | Η΄ η΄ | Θ΄ θ΄ | |
10s | Ι΄ ι΄ | Κ΄ κ΄ | Λ΄ λ΄ | Μ΄ μ΄ | Ν΄ ν΄ | Ξ΄ ξ΄ | Ο΄ ο΄ | Π΄ π΄ | Ϟ΄ ϟ΄ | |
100s | Ρ΄ ρ΄ | Σ΄ σ΄ | Τ΄ τ΄ | Υ΄ υ΄ | Φ΄ φ΄ | Χ΄ χ΄ | Ψ΄ ψ΄ | Ω΄ ω΄ | Ϡ΄ ϡ΄ | |
1000s | ͵Α ͵α | ͵Β ͵β | ͵Γ ͵γ | ͵Δ ͵δ | ͵Ε ͵ε | ͵Ϛ ͵ϛ ͵ΣΤ ͵Στ ͵στ ͵Ϝ ͵ϝ | ͵Ζ ͵ζ | ͵Η ͵η | ͵Θ ͵θ | |
10,000s | ͵Ι ͵ι | ͵Κ ͵κ | ͵Λ ͵λ | ͵Μ ͵μ | ͵Ν ͵ν | ͵Ξ ͵ξ | ͵Ο ͵ο | ͵Π ͵π | ͵Ϟ ͵ϟ | |
100,000s | ͵Ρ ͵ρ | ͵Σ ͵σ | ͵Τ ͵τ | ͵Υ ͵υ | ͵Φ ͵φ | ͵Χ ͵χ | ͵Ψ ͵ψ | ͵Ω ͵ω | ͵Ϡ ͵ϡ | |
Greek number and measurement appendix |
Noun
editΑ • (A) f
Adjective
editΑ • (A) m
- Initialism of ανατολικός (anatolikós): east, eastern
Coordinate terms
editTsakonian
editLetter
editΑ (A) (upper case, lower case α)
- The first letter of the Tsakonian alphabet.
See also
edit- Greek script letters (script appendix): Α α, Α̈ α̈, Ά ά, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Έ έ, Ζ ζ, Ζ̌ ζ̌, Ζ̑ ζ̑, Η η, Ή ή, Θ θ, Ι ι, Ί ί, Ϊ ϊ, ΐ, Κ κ, Κ̀ κ̔, Λ λ, Λ̣ λ̣, Λ̑ λ̑, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ν̑ ν̑, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Ό ό, Π π, Π̀ π̔, Ρ ρ, Σ σ~ς, Σ̌ σ̌~ς̌, Σ̑ σ̑~ς̑, Τ τ, Τ̀ τ̔, Τζ τζ, Τσ τσ~τς, Υ υ, Ύ ύ, Ϋ ϋ, ΰ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω, Ώ ώ [edit]
Further reading
edit- Α on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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