أ

See also: ا‎ [U+0627 ARABIC LETTER 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-‎

أ U+0623, أ ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE Composition: ا [U+0627] + ◌ٔ [U+0654] ← آ [U+0622] Arabic ؤ → [U+0624]

ﺃ U+FE83, ﺃ ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE ISOLATED FORM ← ﺂ [U+FE82] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺄ → [U+FE84]

ﺄ U+FE84, ﺄ ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE FINAL FORM ← ﺃ [U+FE83] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺅ → [U+FE85]

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔ/

Combined with fatha: أَ : /ʔa/

• IPA^(key): /ʔa/

Combined with damma: أُ : /ʔu/

• IPA^(key): /ʔu/

Letter

أ / ‍أ • (ʾ)

1. 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 also

• (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
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: أ

Etymology 2

From former هَـ‎ (ha-), from Proto-Semitic *ha. Cognate to Hebrew הֲ־‎ (hă-).

Particle

أَ • (ʾa-)

1. 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”).
2. Initial interrogative particle that introduces a choice question.
   1. (in indirect questions) whether
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:109:

        ‏وَإِنْ أَدْرِي أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ‎

        waʾin ʾadrī ʾaqarībun ʾam baʿīdun mmā tūʿadūna

        I know not whether nigh or far is that which ye are promised.

Alternative forms

• آ‎ (ʾā) (before اَلْ‎ (al-))

Usage notes

• Unlike هَلْ‎ (hal), أَ‎ (ʾa) precedes وَ‎ (wa), فَـ‎ (fa-), and ثُمَّ‎ (ṯumma):

  ‏أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ‎

  ʾafaḥasibtum ʾannamā ḵalaqnākum ʿabaṯan waʾannakum ʾilaynā lā turjaʿūna

  Qur'an 23:115

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

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Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /həmza alif/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /a/

Letter

أ (hamzā ālif)

1. The second other alif letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form
أ	ـأ

See also

• Previous letter: ﺁ‎
• Next letter: ب‎

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Kyrgyz

Letter

أ • (أ)

1. The first letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا‎ (ا), ب‎ (ب), پ‎ (پ), ﻥ‎ (ﻥ), ﺕ‎ (ﺕ), ﺝ‎ (ﺝ), ﭺ‎ (ﭺ), ﺡ‎ (ﺡ), ﻑ‎ (ﻑ), ﻕ‎ (ﻕ), ﻉ‎ (ﻉ), ك‎ (ك), گ‎ (گ), ڭ‎ (ڭ), ﻝ‎ (ﻝ), ﻡ‎ (ﻡ), و‎ (و), ۅ‎ (ۅ), ۉ‎ (ۉ), ﯗ‎ (ﯗ), ﯞ‎ (ﯞ), ﺱ‎ (ﺱ), ﺵ‎ (ﺵ), ﺩ‎ (ﺩ), ﺭ‎ (ﺭ), ﺯ‎ (ﺯ), ﻩ‎ (ﻩ), ﻯ‎ (ﻯ), ﯗﺀ‎ (ﯗﺀ), ﻰﺋ‎ (ﻰﺋ), ﻲ‎ (ﻲ), ﻯ‎ (ﻯ), ء‎ (ء), يۋ‎ (يۋ), ﻻ‎ (ﻻ),

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Malay

Letter

أ

1. The first letter of the malay alphabet, written in the arabic script.

See also

• (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]

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Persian

Letter

أ • (alef)

1. The first letter of the Persian alphabet.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حروف; ا‎, ب‎, پ‎, ت‎, ث‎, ج‎, چ‎, ح‎, خ‎, د‎, ذ‎, ر‎, ز‎, ژ‎, س‎, ش‎, ص‎, ض‎, ط‎, ظ‎, ع‎, غ‎, ف‎, ق‎, ک‎, گ‎, ل‎, م‎, ن‎, و‎, ه‎, ی‎

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Punjabi

Letter

أ • (أ)

1. The first letter of the Punjabi alphabet, written in the arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا‎ (ā), ب‎ (b),پ‎ (p),ت‎ (t),ٹ‎‎,ث‎ (ṯ),ج‎ (j),چ‎ (č),ح‎ (ḥ),خ‎ (ḵ),د‎ (d),ڈ‎‎,ذ‎ (ḏ),ر‎ (r),ڑ‎‎,ز‎ (z),ژ‎,س‎ (s),ش‎ (š),ص‎ (ṣ), ض‎ (ḍ),ط‎ (ṭ),ظ‎ (ẓ),ع‎ (ʿ),غ‎ (ḡ),ف‎ (f),ق‎ (q),ک‎,گ‎ (g),ل‎ (l),م‎ (m),ن‎ (n),و‎ (w),ه‎ (h),ھ‎,ي‎ (y),ے‎,

Similar to Urdu alphabet