आ

आ U+0906, आ DEVANAGARI LETTER AA ← अ [U+0905] Devanagari इ → [U+0907]

Translingual

Etymology

From the Gupta letter (ā).

Letter

आ (ā)

1. The second letter and vowel of the Devanagari script.

Usage notes

Its matra, used to modify the inherent vowel in a consonant, is written ा. For example, the first consonant क with the matra looks like: का.

Bhojpuri

Conjunction

आ (ā) (Kaithi 𑂄)

1. and

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əː/, [əː]

Letter

आ • (ā)

1. The second vowel in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari script

Hindi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː/, /a/, /ɑː/, [äː]
• The first three transcriptions are very common, but the fourth is the true phonetic value.

• Audio:

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Letter

आ • (ā)

1. the second vowel of Hindi

See also

• (matra): ा (ā)
• 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]

Verb

आ • (ā)

1. inflection of आना (ānā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Kurukh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aH (“that”).

Determiner

आ (ā)

1. that

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

आ • (ā)

1. The second vowel in Marathi

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: आ
• While the first transcription is very common, the second is the true phonetic value.

Letter

आ • (ā)

1. The second vowel in Nepali.

Verb

आ • (ā)

1. low-respectful second-person singular imperative of आउनु (āunu)

Old Gujarati

Pronoun

आ • (ā)

1. he, this

Determiner

आ • (ā)

1. this

Descendants

• Gujarati: આ (ā)