आ

आ U+0906, आ DEVANAGARI LETTER AA ← अ [U+0905] Devanagari इ → [U+0907]

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TranslingualEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the Gupta letter (ā).

LetterEdit

आ (ā)

1. The second letter and vowel of the Devanagari script.

Usage notesEdit

Its matra, used to modify the inherent vowel in a consonant, is written ा. For example, the first consonant क with the matra looks like: का.

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BhojpuriEdit

ConjunctionEdit

आ (ā) (Kaithi 𑂄)

1. and

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HindiEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /aː/, /a/, /ɑː/, [äː]
• The first three transcriptions are very common, but the fourth is the true phonetic value.

LetterEdit

आ • (ā)

1. The second vowel of Hindi.

See alsoEdit

• (matra): ा (ā)
• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ ज,‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ ष़ ^{(Category: Hindi letters) [edit]}

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Old GujaratiEdit

PronounEdit

आ (ā)

1. he, this

DeterminerEdit

आ (ā)

1. this

DescendantsEdit

• Gujarati: આ (ā)