𐰀


𐰀 U+10C00, 𐰀
OLD TURKIC LETTER ORKHON A
[unassigned: U+10BB0–U+10BFF]
𐮯
[U+10BAF]
Old Turkic 𐰁
[U+10C01]
See also: 𐰁 and 𐰂

Old Turkic

Etymology 1

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

Letter

𐰀 (a)

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

References

Etymology 2

Cognate with Turkish ey (vocative particle).

Particle

𐰀 (a)

  1. a vocative particle, used for direct adress; O, oh, hey
    • 8th century CE, Ongin Inscription, F7:
      𐰋𐰏𐰠𐰼𐰢:𐰀
      beglerim:a
      O, my lords!

References

  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “ä”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 324
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “a:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1
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