ਅ

ਅ U+0A05, ਅ GURMUKHI LETTER A [unassigned: U+0A04] ← ਃ [U+0A03] Gurmukhi ਆ → [U+0A06]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/

Letter

ਅ

1. Gurmukhi letter ਆਇੜਾ (āiṛā)
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 434:

     ਆਇੜੈ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਛੋਡੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਣਾ ਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ

     āeṛae āp kare jin cḥoḍī jo kicḥ karṇā su kar rahiā

     Airaa: He Himself created the world; whatever He has to do, He continues to do.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: اَ (hamzā alif), َ (fathā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/

• Audio:

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Letter

ਅ • (aeṛā)

1. The second consonant in Punjabi.
2. The first vowel in Punjabi.

See also

• (Gurmukhi script letters) ੳ,‎ ਅ,‎ ੲ,‎ ਸ,‎ ਹ,‎ ਕ,‎ ਖ,‎ ਗ,‎ ਘ,‎ ਙ,‎ ਚ,‎ ਛ,‎ ਜ,‎ ਝ,‎ ਞ,‎ ਟ,‎ ਠ,‎ ਡ,‎ ਢ,‎ ਣ,‎ ਤ,‎ ਥ,‎ ਦ,‎ ਧ,‎ ਨ,‎ ਪ,‎ ਫ,‎ ਬ,‎ ਭ,‎ ਮ,‎ ਯ,‎ ਰ,‎ ਲ,‎ ਵ,‎ ੜ,‎ ਸ਼,‎ ਖ਼,‎ ਗ਼,‎ ਜ਼‌‍,‎ ਫ਼,‎ ਲ਼,‎ ਕ਼ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}
• (Gurmukhi script vowels) ਅ,‎ ਆ,‎ ਇ,‎ ਈ,‎ ਉ,‎ ਊ,‎ ਏ,‎ ਐ,‎ ਓ,‎ ਔ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}
• (Gurmukhi script diacritics) ਾ,‎ ਿ,‎ ੀ,‎ ੁ,‎ ੂ,‎ ੇ,‎ ੈ,‎ ੋ,‎ ੌ,‎ ਂ,‎ ੰ,‎ ੱ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}

References

• “ਅ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024