ਆ
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Translingual
Glyph origin
ਅ + ਾ, with ਅ from the Sharada letter 𑆃 (a), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀅 (a). Corresponds to the Sharada letter 𑆄 (ā) and Brahmi letter 𑀆 (ā).
Pronunciation
Letter
ਆ
- Gurmukhi vowel ਆ
Punjabi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Letter
ਆ • (ā)
See also
- (Gurmukhi script letters) ੳ, ਅ, ੲ, ਸ, ਹ, ਕ, ਖ, ਗ, ਘ, ਙ, ਚ, ਛ, ਜ, ਝ, ਞ, ਟ, ਠ, ਡ, ਢ, ਣ, ਤ, ਥ, ਦ, ਧ, ਨ, ਪ, ਫ, ਬ, ਭ, ਮ, ਯ, ਰ, ਲ, ਵ, ੜ, ਸ਼, ਖ਼, ਗ਼, ਜ਼, ਫ਼, ਲ਼, ਕ਼ (Category: Punjabi letters)
- (Gurmukhi script vowels) ਅ, ਆ, ਇ, ਈ, ਉ, ਊ, ਏ, ਐ, ਓ, ਔ (Category: Punjabi letters)
- (Gurmukhi script diacritics) ਾ, ਿ, ੀ, ੁ, ੂ, ੇ, ੈ, ੋ, ੌ, ਂ, ੰ, ੱ (Category: Punjabi letters)
Etymology 2
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Alternative forms
- ਯਾ (yā)