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

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].
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