ਆ
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Translingual
Glyph origin
ਅ + ਾ, with ਅ from the Sharada letter 𑆃 (a), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀅 (a), and the diacritic ਾ from the Sharada diacritic 𑆳 (ā), itself from the Brahmi diacritic 𑀸 (ā). 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
Etymology 2
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Alternative forms
Verb
ਆ • (ā) (Shahmukhi spelling آ)
- (Doabi) present indicative of ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā)