𑀅
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Translingual edit
Glyph origin edit
Possibly from Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), although this is debated. Compare Hebrew א.
Letter edit
𑀅 (a)
Usage notes edit
This character also has the form .
Descendants edit
Prakrit edit
Alternative forms edit
- 𑀬 (ya)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit च (ca). Cognate with Pali ca.
Conjunction edit
𑀅 (a) (Devanagari अ)
References edit
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 11.
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “अ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].