א־

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Aramaic

Etymology

From עַל (ʿal), with the ל (l) assimilated onto the following consonant, and the ע (ʿ) respelled as א (ʾ) since they had merged in pronunciation in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic.

Preposition

אַ־ (ʾa-)

  1. Jewish Babylonian Aramaic form of עַל (ʿal)
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Bava Batra 2:1:
      והא וכן קתני אגויל וגזית
      But teaches “and thus”. regarding “rough stone” and “smooth stone”.

Usage notes

  • The following consonant is doubled.