𐰂

𐰂 U+10C02, 𐰂 OLD TURKIC LETTER YENISEI AE ← 𐰁 [U+10C01] Old Turkic 𐰃 → [U+10C03]

See also: 𐰁 and 𐰀

Old Turkic

Etymology

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

Letter

𐰂 (a)

1. (Yenisei Kyrgyz) A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /ɑ/ or /æ/. The backness or frontness depends on the type of the consonant.

References

• 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