Arabic

Letter

أ / ‍أ • ‎(ʾ)

1. The first letter of the Arabic alphabet is the small hamza (ء) that sits on top of أ, and the tall column is its bearer. The composite letter is called أَلِف ‎(ʾalif) and the hamza represents a glottal stop (/ʔ/). (For the pronunciation without hamza, see ا.) It is followed by ب ‎(b).

Particle

أَـ • ‎(ʾa-)

1. Initial interrogative particle that indicates a yes-or-no question. It’s written together with the following word as all one letter words. Often used in the negative, e.g. أَلَا ‎(ʾa-lā, “isn't, doesn't”), أَلَيْسَ ‎(ʾa-laysa, “isn't, doesn't”).

Synonyms

• هَلْ ‎(hal)

See also

• ا, إ ‎(ʾ)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: أ

Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /həmza alif/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /a/

Letter

أ ‎(hamzā ālif)

1. The second other alif letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

See also

• Previous letter: ﺁ
• Next letter: ب