अ

Ultimately from Brahmi 𑀅 (a).

• IPA^(key): /ə/

अ (a)

1. the first letter and first vowel of the Devanagari script

• This letter only appears at the beginning of words or after another vowel, since the vowel it represents is always assumed to follow any consonant letter unless specifically noted otherwise with another vowel matra or with a virama.

• IPA^(key): [ə]

अ • (a)

1. The first vowel of Dhivehi, written in Devanagari script.

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə/, [ɐ]

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अ • (a)

1. the first vowel of Hindi, written in the Devanagari script; inherent after consonants

   कह kaha

• Devanagari script letters: अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, ए, ऐ, ओ, औ, अं, अः, अँ, क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह, त्र, ज्ञ, क्ष, क़, ख़, ग़, ज़, झ़, ड़, ढ़, फ़ ^[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ə/

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अ • (a)

1. The first vowel in Marathi.

• IPA^(key): [ʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: अ

अ • (a)

1. The first vowel of Nepali, written in the Devanagari script. Inherent after consonants.

• Devanagari script letters: अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, ऌ, ए, ऐ, ओ, औ, अं, अः, अँ, क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह, क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ ^[edit]

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ/

अ • (a)

1. The first vowel of Sanskrit, written in the Devanagari script. Inherent after consonants.

• अकार (akāra)

अ • (a)

1. A vocative particle; o, oh

   अ अनन्त ― A Ananta ― O Vishnu!

2. An interjection of pity; ah

अ • (a)

1. a pronominal base

• Monier Williams (1899) “अ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1.