ა

See also: Ⴀ, -ა, ა-, -ა-, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

ა U+10D0, ა GEORGIAN LETTER AN [unassigned: U+10CE–U+10CF] ← Ⴭ [U+10CD] Georgian ბ → [U+10D1]

Character variations

Ა U+1C90, Ა GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER AN [unassigned: U+1C8B–U+1C8F] ← ᲊ [U+1C8A] Georgian Extended Ბ → [U+1C91]

Bats

Letter

ა (a)

1. The first letter of the Bats alphabet, written in the Georgian script.

See also

• Georgian script letters (script appendix): ა, აჼ, აჲ, აჲჼ, აუ, აუჼ, ბ, გ, ე, ეჼ, ეჲ, ეჲჼ, ვ, ზ, თ, ი, იჼ, იჲე, იჲეჼ, კ, ლ, ლʼ, მ, ნ, ჲ, ო, ოჼ, ოჲ, ოჲჼ, ოუ, ოუჼ, პ, ჟ, რ, რʻ, ს, ტ, უ, უჼ, უჲ, უჲჼ, ფ, ქ, ღ, ყ, შ, ჩ, ც, ძ, წ, ჭ, ხ, ჯ, ჰ, ჰʼ, ჵ, ჴ, ჶ, ჸ ^[edit]

Georgian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a]

Letter

ა • (a)

1. First letter of the Georgian alphabet, transliterated as а. Its name is an and it is followed by ბ.
2. The number 1 in Georgian numerals.

See also

• Georgian script letters: ასოები (asoebi) (script appendix): ა, ბ, გ, დ, ე, ვ, ზ, თ, ი, კ, ლ, მ, ნ, ო, პ, ჟ, რ, ს, ტ, უ, ფ, ქ, ღ, ყ, შ, ჩ, ც, ძ, წ, ჭ, ხ, ჯ, ჰ ^[edit]
• Appendix:Georgian script
• Entries beginning with ა
• Ა (A)

Laz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ/
• Hyphenation: ა

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kartvelian *a-.

Determiner

ა • (a) (Latin spelling a)

1. Chkhala form of ჰამ (ham)

   ა წკაჲი ღალიზ ილვაკათენ

   a ǯǩayi ğaliz ilvaǩaten

   This water mixes with the stream

Letter

ა • (a)

1. The first letter of the Laz alphabet, written in the Georgian script.

See also

• Georgian script letters (script appendix): ა, ბ, გ, დ, ე, ვ, ზ, თ, ი, კ, ლ, მ, ნ, ჲ, ო, პ, ჟ, რ, ს, ტ, უ, ფ, ქ, ღ, ყ, შ, ჩ, ც, ძ, წ, ჭ, ხ, ჯ, ჰ, ჶ ^[edit]

Etymology 2

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ert-.

Numeral

ა • (a) (Latin spelling a)

1. alternative form of არ (ar)

Mingrelian

Letter

ა • (a)

1. The first letter of the Mingrelian alphabet, written in the Georgian script.

See also

• Georgian script letters (script appendix): ა, ბ, გ, დ, ე, ვ, ზ, თ, ი, კ, ლ, მ, ნ, ჲ, ო, პ, ჟ, რ, ს, ტ, უ, ჷ, ფ, ქ, ღ, ყ, ჸ, შ, ჩ, ც, ძ, წ, ჭ, ხ, ჯ, ჰ ^[edit]

Particle

ა • (a)

1. Used to draw attention to, or to point out, an object or event.

   ა ჸვალი

   a ʾvali

   here's cheese

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1

Svan

Letter

ა • (a)

1. The first letter of the Svan alphabet, written in the Georgian script.

See also

• Georgian script letters (script appendix): ა, (ა̀), ა̄, ა̈, ა̄̈, (ა̄̀), ბ, გ, დ, ე, ე̄, ვ, ზ, თ, ი, ი̄, კ, ლ, მ, ნ, ო, ო̄, ო̈, ო̄̈, პ, ჟ, რ, ს, ტ, უ, უ̄, უ̈, უ̄̈, ფ, ქ, ღ, ყ, შ, ჩ, ც, ძ, წ, ჭ, ხ, ჯ, ჶ, ჱ, ჲ, ჰ, ჳ, ჳე, ჳი, ჴ, ჸ, ჷ ^[edit]