Α

Α U+0391, Α GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA ← ΐ Greek and Coptic Β →

IPA^(key): /a/

Α (A) (upper case A, lower case a)

1. The first letter of the Standard Albanian Latin-script alphabet.
2. The first letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Latin-script alphabet (lower case α, not a).
3. The first letter of the Gheg Albanian Cyrillic-script alphabet.

Α (A) (upper case A, lower case α)

1. The first letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet (lower case α, not a).

• (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
• (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Ƃ ƅ, Γ γ, Γϳ γϳ, Δ δ, D d, Ε ε, Ε̱ ε̱, Ζ ζ, Ζ̇ ζ̇, Θ θ, Ι ι, Ϳ ϳ, Κ κ, Κ̇ κ̇, Λ λ, ΛΛ λλ, Λ̇ λ̇, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Ρ̇ ρ̇, Σ σ, Σ̈ σ̈, Τ τ, Ȣ ȣ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Χ̇ χ̇, ΤΣ τσ, ΤΣ̈ τσ̈, DΣ dσ, DΣ̈ dσ̈

From Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “ʾālep”).

Α • (A) (upper case, lower case α)

1. The letter ἄλφα (álpha, “alpha”), the first letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.

The letter represented the open front unrounded vowel: /a/, /aː/. Today, this letter is often represented by lower case α (a), although Ancient Greek did not distinguish between upper and lower case.

• (Modern Greek letters) Α (A, “Alpha”), α (a, “alpha”)
• (Latin (Roman) letters) a, A
• (Cyrillic letters) а (a), А (A)
• (Coptic) ⲁ (a), Ⲁ (A)

• Coptic script: Ⲁ
• Cyrillic script: А
• Gothic script: 𐌰
• Old Italic script: 𐌀
  • Latin script: A
  • Runic script: ᚨ

• (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
• (non-Classical letters) Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ͳ ͳ
• (punctuation) · ;
• (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨

• “Α”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Α”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Α in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

Α (A) (upper case, lower case α)

1. The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet.

• (Greek script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, (Γ̱ γ̱), Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, (Ζ̱ ζ̱), Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, (Κ͟σ κ͟σ) , Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, ΟΥ ου, Π π, (Π̱ π̱), Ρ ρ, Σ σ, (ς), (Σ̱ σ̱), Τ τ, (Τ̱ τ̱), Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, (Ψ̱ ψ̱)

• (noun & adjective): Α. (A.)

The Ancient Greek letter Α (A, “alpha”) derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʼ⁠/, “aleph”) ()

• IPA^(key): /a/, /ə/
• In modern Greek, Α (A) represents the open front unrounded vowel sound (IPA^(key): /a/), similar to the a in father.

Α • (A) (upper case, lower case α)

1. The letter άλφα (álfa, “alpha”), the first letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.

• (Greek script letters) γράμμα (grámma); Α (A) α (a), (Ά (Á) ά (á)), Β (V) β (v), Γ (G) γ (g), Δ (D) δ (d), Ε (E) ε (e), (Έ (É) έ (é)), Ζ (Z) ζ (z), Η (I) η (i), Ή (Í) ή (í), Θ (Th) θ (th), Ι (I) ι (i), (Ί (Í) ί (í)), (Ϊ ϊ (ï)), (ΐ (ḯ)), Κ (K) κ (k), Λ (L) λ (l), Μ (M) μ (m), Ν (N) ν (n), Ξ (X) ξ (x), Ο (O) ο (o), (Ό (Ó) ό (ó)), Π (P) π (p), Ρ (R) ρ (r), Σ (S) σ (s) ς (s), Τ (T) τ (t), Υ (Y) υ (y), (Ύ (Ý) ύ (ý)), (Ϋ ϋ (ÿ)), (ΰ (ÿ́)), Φ (F) φ (f), Χ (Ch) χ (ch), Ψ (Ps) ψ (ps), Ω (O) ω (o), (Ώ (Ó) ώ (ó))

Α • (A) (Greek numeral)

1. The number one (1).

Α • (A) f

1. E, initialism of ανατολή (anatolí, “east”)

Α • (A) m

1. Initialism of ανατολικός (anatolikós): east, eastern

• Appendix:Greek compass points

Α (A) (upper case, lower case α)

1. The first letter of the Tsakonian alphabet.

• (Greek script letters) Α (A) α (a), Α̈ (Ä) α̈ (ä), Ά (Á) ά (á), Β (V) β (v), Γ (G) γ (g), Δ (D) δ (d), Ε (E) ε (e), Έ (É) έ (é), Ζ (Z) ζ (z), Ζ̌ (Ž) ζ̌ (ž), Ζ̑ (Z̑) ζ̑ (z̑), Η (I) η (i), Ή (Í) ή (í), Θ (Th) θ (th), Ι (I) ι (i), Ί (Í) ί (í), Ϊ ϊ (ï), ΐ (ḯ), Κ (K) κ (k), Κ̀ (K̀) κ̔ (k̔), Λ (L) λ (l), Λ̣ (Ḷ) λ̣ (ḷ), Λ̑ (L̑) λ̑ (l̑), Μ (M) μ (m), Ν (N) ν (n), Ν̇ (Ṅ) ν̇ (ṅ), Ν̑ (N̑) ν̑ (n̑), Ξ (X) ξ (x), Ο (O) ο (o), Ό (Ó) ό (ó), Π (P) π (p), Π̀ (P̀) π̔ (p̔), Ρ (R) ρ (r), Σ (S) σ (s) ς (s), Σ̌ (Š) σ̌ (š) ς̌ (š), Σ̑ (S̑) σ̑ (s̑) ς̑ (s̑), Τ (T) τ (t), Τ̀ (T̀) τ̔ (t̔), Τζ (Tz) τζ (tz), Τσ (Ts) τσ (ts) τς (ts), Υ (Y) υ (y), Ύ (Ý) ύ (ý), Ϋ ϋ (ÿ), ΰ (ÿ́), Φ (F) φ (f), Χ (Ch) χ (ch), Ψ (Ps) ψ (ps), Ω (O) ω (o), Ώ (Ó) ώ (ó)

• Α on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el