ਅ
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Translingual
Glyph origin
From the Sharada letter 𑆃 (a), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀅 (a).
Pronunciation
Letter
ਅ
- Gurmukhi letter ਐੜਾ (aiṛā)
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 434:
- ਆਇੜੈ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਛੋਡੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਣਾ ਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ
- āeṛae āp kare jin cḥoḍī jo kicḥ karṇā su kar rahiā
- Airaa: He Himself created the world; whatever He has to do, He continues to do.
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 434:
Derived glyphs
Punjabi
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Letter
ਅ • (aiṛā)
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)
References
- “ਅ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024