אַ

See also: א, אָ, ℵ, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

אַ U+FB2E, אַ HEBREW LETTER ALEF WITH PATAH Composition: א [U+05D0] + ◌ַ [U+05B7] ← שּׂ [U+FB2D] Alphabetic Presentation Forms אָ → [U+FB2F]

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a]

Etymology 1

Letter

אַ

1. The letter א with a patach.

Etymology 2

From Old High German ein, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare Bavarian a.

Alternative forms

• אַן (an) (form used before a vowel)

Determiner

אַ • (a)

1. a, an