𑀅

𑀅 U+11005, 𑀅 BRAHMI LETTER A ← 𑀄 [U+11004] Brahmi 𑀆 → [U+11006]

Translingual

Glyph origin

Possibly from Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), although this is debated. Compare Hebrew א.

Letter

𑀅 (a)

1. the first vowel of the Brahmi script

Usage notes

This character also has the form .

Descendants

• Gupta: , , , (a)
  • Nagari: (a)
    • Devanagari script: अ
      • Modi script: 𑘁
    • Gujarati script: અ
    • Nandinagari script: 𑦠
  • Kalinga:
    • Odia script: ଅ
  • Siddham script: 𑖀
    • Traditional Assamese:
    • Bengali script: অ
    • Tibetan script: ཨ
  • Nepali scripts:
    • Ranjana: (a)
      • Soyombo: (a)
  • Sharada script: 𑆃
    • Landa scripts:
      • Gurmukhi script: ਅ
      • Khojki script: 𑈀
    • Devashesha:
      • Dogra script: 𑠀
      • Takri script: 𑚀
• Southern Brahmi:
  • Bhattiprolu:
    • Telugu script: అ
  • Kadamba:
    • Kannada script: ಅ
  • Grantha script: 𑌅 (a)
    • Pallava: (a)
      • Malayalam script: അ
      • Sinhalese script: අ
    • Kawi:
      • Javanese script: ꦄ
      • Sundanese script: ᮃ
      • Baybayin script: ᜀ
    • Khmer script: អ
      • Lao:
      • Thai script: อ
  • Tamil script: அ
  • Tamil-Brahmi:
  • Vatteluttu:
• Tocharian: (a)

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀬 (ya)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit च (ca). Cognate with Pali ca.

Conjunction

𑀅 (a) (Devanagari अ)

1. and
2. also, moreover

References

• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 11.
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “अ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].