𐰀

Derived from Sogdian 𐼁 (ʾ, “aleph”), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܐ (“aleph”).

𐰀 (a)

1. A letter of the Orkhon script

• Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 27
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “a:/e:”, in The Origin of Turkic Runic Alphabet, London, pages 68 and 74

Onomatopoeic.

𐰀 (a /a/)

1. vocative particle, used for direct address; o, hey!
   • c. 728 CE, Bilgä Ïšbara Taman Tarqan (𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀 𐰃𐱁𐰉𐰺𐰀 𐱃𐰢𐰣 𐱃𐰺𐰴𐰣), Ongin Inscription line 7, front side:

     𐰋𐰏𐰠𐰼𐰢:𐰀

     b²gl²r²m:a

     /Bäglärim, a!/

     My lords, lo!

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “a:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 1
• Osawa (大澤), Takashi (孝) (1999) “＜翻訳＞オンギン遺跡，歴史文化的解釈の諸問題”, in 大阪外国語大学論集‎^[1] (in Japanese), volume 21, pages 217-239
• Osawa (大澤), Takashi (孝) (2011) “Revisiting the Ongi inscription of Mongolia from the Second Turkic Qaghanate on the basis of rubbings by G. J. Ramstedt”, in Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja‎^[2] (in Japanese), volume 93
• Tekin, Talât (1968) “ä”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 324