ა

See also: Ⴀ, -ა, ა-, -ა-, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

ა U+10D0, ა GEORGIAN LETTER AN [unassigned: U+10CE–U+10CF] ← Ⴭ [U+10CD] Georgian ბ → [U+10D1]

Character variations

Ა U+1C90, Ა GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER AN [unassigned: U+1C8B–U+1C8F] ← ᲊ [U+1C8A] Georgian Extended Ბ → [U+1C91]

Bats

Letter

ა (a)

1. The first letter of the Bats alphabet, written in the Georgian script.

See also

• (Georgian script letters) ა (a), აჼ (ã), აჲ (ay), აჲჼ (aỹ), აუ (au), აუჼ (aũ), ბ (b), გ (g), ე (e), ეჼ (ẽ), ეჲ (ey), ეჲჼ (eỹ), ვ (v), ზ (z), თ (t), ი (i), იჼ (ĩ), იჲე (iye), იჲეჼ (iyẽ), კ (ḳ), ლ (l), ლʼ (lʼ), მ (m), ნ (n), ჲ (y), ო (o), ოჼ (õ), ოჲ (oy), ოჲჼ (oỹ), ოუ (ou), ოუჼ (oũ), პ (ṗ), ჟ (ž), რ (r), რʻ (rˢ), ს (s), ტ (ṭ), უ (u), უჼ (ũ), უჲ (uy), უჲჼ (uỹ), ფ (p), ქ (k), ღ (ɣ), ყ (q̇), შ (š), ჩ (č), ც (c), ძ (ʒ), წ (c̣), ჭ (č̣), ხ (x), ჯ (ǯ), ჰ (h), ჰʼ (hʼ), ჵ, ჴ (q), ჶ (f), ჸ (ʾ),

Georgian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a]

Letter

ა • (a)

1. First letter of the Georgian alphabet, transliterated as а. Its name is an and it is followed by ბ.
2. The number 1 in Georgian numerals.

See also

• (Georgian script letters) ასო (aso); ა (a), ბ (b), გ (g), დ (d), ე (e), ვ (v), ზ (z), თ (t), ი (i), კ (ḳ), ლ (l), მ (m), ნ (n), ო (o), პ (ṗ), ჟ (ž), რ (r), ს (s), ტ (ṭ), უ (u), ფ (p), ქ (k), ღ (ɣ), ყ (q̇), შ (š), ჩ (č), ც (c), ძ (ʒ), წ (c̣), ჭ (č̣), ხ (x), ჯ (ǯ), ჰ (h)
• Appendix:Georgian script
• Entries beginning with ა
• Ა (A)

Laz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ/
• Hyphenation: ა

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kartvelian *a-.

Determiner

ა • (a) (Latin spelling a)

1. Chkhala form of ჰამ (ham)

   ა წკაჲი ღალიზ ილვაკათენ

   a ǯǩayi ğaliz ilvaǩaten

   This water mixes with the stream

Letter

ა • (a)

1. The first letter of the Laz alphabet, written in the Georgian script.

See also

• (Georgian script letters) ა (a), ბ (b), გ (g), დ (d), ე (e), ვ (v), ზ (z), თ (t), ი (i), კ (ǩ), ლ (l), მ (m), ნ (n), ჲ (y), ო (o), პ (p̌), ჟ (j), რ (r), ს (s), ტ (ť), უ (u), ფ (p), ქ (k), ღ (ğ), ყ (q), შ (ş), ჩ (ç), ც (ʒ), ძ (ż), წ (ǯ), ჭ (ç̌), ხ (x), ჯ (c), ჰ (h), ჶ (f)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ert-.

Numeral

ა • (a) (Latin spelling a)

1. Alternative form of არ (ar)

Mingrelian

Letter

ა • (a)

1. The first letter of the Mingrelian alphabet, written in the Georgian script.

See also

• (Georgian script letters) ა (a), ბ (b), გ (g), დ (d), ე (e), ვ (v), ზ (z), თ (t), ი (i), კ (ḳ), ლ (l), მ (m), ნ (n), ჲ (y), ო (o), პ (ṗ), ჟ (ž), რ (r), ს (s), ტ (ṭ), უ (u), ჷ (ə), ფ (p), ქ (k), ღ (ɣ), ყ (q̇), ჸ (ʾ), შ (š), ჩ (č), ც (c), ძ (ʒ), წ (c̣), ჭ (č̣), ხ (x), ჯ (ǯ), ჰ (h)

Particle

ა • (a)

1. Used to draw attention to, or to point out, an object or event.

   ა ჸვალი

   a ʾvali

   here's cheese

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1

Svan

Letter

ა • (a)

1. The first letter of the Svan alphabet, written in the Georgian script.

See also

• (Georgian script letters) ა (a), (ა̀ (à)), ა̄ (ā), ა̈ (ä), ა̄̈ (ā̈), (ა̄̀ (ā̀)), ბ (b), გ (g), დ (d), ე (e), ე̄ (ē), ვ (v), ზ (z), თ (t), ი (i), ი̄ (ī), კ (ḳ), ლ (l), მ (m), ნ (n), ო (o), ო̄ (ō), ო̈ (ö), ო̄̈ (ō̈), პ (ṗ), ჟ (ž), რ (r), ს (s), ტ (ṭ), უ (u), უ̄ (ū), უ̈ (ü), უ̄̈ (ṻ), ფ (p), ქ (k), ღ (ɣ), ყ (q̇), შ (š), ჩ (č), ც (c), ძ (ʒ), წ (c̣), ჭ (č̣), ხ (x), ჯ (ǯ), ჶ (f), ჱ (ē), ჲ (y), ჰ (h), ჳ (w), ჳე (ö), ჳი (ü), ჴ (q), ჸ (ʾ), ჷ (ə),