ਆ

ਆ U+0A06, ਆ GURMUKHI LETTER AA ← ਅ [U+0A05] Gurmukhi ਇ → [U+0A07]

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

• IPA^(key): /äː/

Letter

ਆ

1. Gurmukhi vowel ਆ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /äː/

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: آ (alif madā)

Letter

ਆ • (ā)

1. The second vowel in Punjabi.

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) [edit]}
• (Gurmukhi script vowels) ਅ,‎ ਆ,‎ ਇ,‎ ਈ,‎ ਉ,‎ ਊ,‎ ਏ,‎ ਐ,‎ ਓ,‎ ਔ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}
• (Gurmukhi script diacritics) ਾ,‎ ਿ,‎ ੀ,‎ ੁ,‎ ੂ,‎ ੇ,‎ ੈ,‎ ੋ,‎ ੌ,‎ ਂ,‎ ੰ,‎ ੱ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

• ਯਾ (yā)
• ਹਾਂ (hā̃), ਹੈਂ (haĩ), ਹੋ (ho), ਹੈ (hai), ਹਨ (han) — Standard Punjabi

Verb

ਆ • (ā) (Shahmukhi spelling آ)

1. (Doabi) present indicative of ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā)