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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ArabicEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
Combined with fatha: أَ :
Combined with damma: أُ :
LetterEdit
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 (ʾalif) and the hamza represents a glottal stop (/ʔ/). (See also ا.) It is followed by ب (b).
See alsoEdit
- (Arabic script letters) ا (ā), ب (b), ت (t), ث (ṯ), ج (j), ح (ḥ), خ (ḵ), د (d), ذ (ḏ), ر (r), ز (z), س (s), ش (š), ص (ṣ), ض (ḍ), ط (ṭ), ظ (ẓ), ع (ʿ), غ (ḡ), ف (f), ق (q), ك (k), ل (l), م (m), ن (n), ه (h), و (w), ي (y)
- ا, إ (ʾ)
- Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
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Etymology 2Edit
From former هَـ (ha-), from Proto-Semitic *ha. Cognate to Hebrew הֲ־ (hă-).
ParticleEdit
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
- sawāʾun ʿalayhim ʾastaḡfarta lahum ʾam 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 formsEdit
Usage notesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- 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
KashmiriEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
أ • (ạ) (Devanagari ॳ, Devanagari ॲ)
FormsEdit
The vowel أ in its initial form is أ , middle form ٔ and final form ٔ
See alsoEdit
KhowarEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
أ (hamzā ālif)
- The second other alif letter of the Khowar abjad.
FormsEdit
Isolated form | Final form |
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أ | ـأ |
See alsoEdit
KyrgyzEdit
LetterEdit
أ
- The first letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet.
See alsoEdit
- (Arabic script letters) ا (ā), 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,
MalayEdit
LetterEdit
أ
- The first letter of the malay alphabet, written in the arabic script.
See alsoEdit
- (Arabic script letters) حروف; ا, ب, ت, 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]
PersianEdit
LetterEdit
أ • (alef)
- The first letter of the Persian alphabet.