𐰁

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

𐰁 (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.

• 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