Meaning of Ա | Babel Free

Definitions

1. capital form of ա (a), the first letter of the Armenian alphabet. Transliterated as A.
   form-of, letter, uppercase
2. The first letter of the Armenian alphabet, called այբ (ayb). Represents open back unrounded vowel: [ɑ]. Transliterated as a.
   letter, lowercase
3. A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the nasalized open back unrounded vowel: [ɑ̃]. Transliterated as ã. Found in Nicomedia dialect.
   letter
4. A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the near-open front vowel: [æ]. Transliterated as ä. Present in the Syunik, Artsakh, Hadrut, Agulis, Akhaltsikhe, and Van regional dialects. Formerly written as ՠ.
   letter
5. A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the open back rounded vowel: [ɒ]. Transliterated as å. Present in the Gavar and Martuni regional dialects. Formerly sometimes used to represent [æ].
   letter

Examples

“Ա-ն Բ-ից ջոկել”

to know one's ABCs; to be literate

“Ա և Ք”

from A to Z; the beginning and the end; completely, fully

“Ա-ից Ք”

from A to Z; from beginning to end

“ա̈րին”

blood

“բա̈ն”

something

“Հա̈դրութ”

Hadrut (town)

“բա̈՛րա̈ն”

mouth

“մա̈՛ր”

mother

“հա̈՛ր”

father

“Ա̊րա̊մ”

Aram (name)

“կա̊րտոլ”

potato

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