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សូមមើលផងដែរ Appendix:Variations of "a"

Ancient Greek

Greek letter Α (A, “Alpha”)

Letter

1. The letter ἄλφα (álfa, “alpha”), the first letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.

Usage notes

The letter represented the open front unrounded vowel: IPA: //a//, //aː//. Today, this letter is often represented by lower case α (a), although Ancient Greek did not distinguish between upper and lower case.

Derived terms

• (Modern Greek letters) Α (A, “Alpha”), α (a, “alpha”)
• (Latin (Roman) letters) a, A
• (Cyrillic letters) а (a), А (A)
• (Coptic) ⲁ, Ⲁ

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Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA: //a/ /ə//
• In modern Greek, Α (A) represents the open front unrounded vowel sound (IPA: //a//), similar to the a in father.

Etymology

The ក្រិកបរមបុរាណ letter Α (A, “alpha”) derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀‎ (ʼ, “aleph”) ()

Letter

1. The letter άλφα (álfa, “alpha”), the first letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.

Numeral

Α (A) (Greek numeral)

1. The number one (1).

See also

• Appendix:Greek numerals

• Greek numeral
• ͵Α (1000)

Initialism

Α

1. ανατολή, East (noun)
2. ανατολικός east, eastern (adjective)

See also

• Appendix:Greek compass points