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 ^[edit]
• Gurmukhi script vowels: ਅ, ਆ, ਇ, ਈ, ਉ, ਊ, ਏ, ਐ, ਓ, ਔ ^[edit]
• Gurmukhi script diacritics: ਾ, ਿ, ੀ, ੁ, ੂ, ੇ, ੈ, ੋ, ੌ, ਂ, ੰ, ੱ ^[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)