а

а (upper case А)

1. A letter of the Cyrillic script, called a.

а (upper case А)

1. A letter of the Old Cyrillic script, called az or azu.

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  Italics.
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  Handwritten.

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъь гъь, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Гӏв гӏв, Д д, Дж дж, Джв джв, Джь джь, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жв жв, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кв кв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Къь къь, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Кӏь кӏь, Л л, Ль ль, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тл тл, Тш тш, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хв хв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Хӏв хӏв, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Шв шв, Шӏ шӏ, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Abkhaz alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гь гь, Гә гә, Ӷ ӷ, Ӷь ӷь, Ӷә ӷә, Д д, Дә дә, Е е, Ж ж, Жь жь, Жә жә, З з, Ӡ ӡ, Ӡә ӡә, И и, К к, Кь кь, Кә кә, Қ қ, Қь қь, Қә қә, Ҟ ҟ, Ҟь ҟь, Ҟә ҟә, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Ԥ ԥ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тә тә, Ҭ ҭ, Ҭә ҭә, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хә хә, Ҳ ҳ, Ҳә ҳә, Ц ц, Цә цә, Ҵ ҵ, Ҵә ҵә, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ҽ ҽ, Ҿ ҿ, Ш ш, Шь шь, Шә шә, Ы ы, Ҩ ҩ, Џ џ, Џь џь, Ь ь, Ә ә

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Дзу дзу, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жъ жъ, Жъу жъу, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Пӏу пӏу, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, Тӏу тӏу, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цу цу, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Шъ шъ, Шъу шъу, Шӏ шӏ, Шӏу шӏу, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

• ӏа (ʼa)

• IPA^(key): [ʔaː]

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а • (a)

1. that, Calling article (o)

   а бэнанэ ― a bɛnanɛ ― that banana

   а пшъашъэ ― a pŝaŝɛ ― that girl

   а кӏалэм еӏуэ ― a kʼalɛm jeʼwɛ ― that boy is saying

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Дж дж, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чч чч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, ӏ ӏ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Вʼ вʼ, Г г, Гʼ гʼ, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Archi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аа аа, Аӏ аӏ, Ааӏ ааӏ, Ы ы, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гь гь, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъӏ гъӏ, Гъӏв гъӏв, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ее ее, Еӏ еӏ, Ж ж, Жв жв, З з, Зв зв, И и, Ии ии, Иӏ иӏ, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Кв кв, Ккв ккв, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Ккъ ккъ, Къӏ къӏ, Ккъӏ ккъӏ, Къӏв къӏв, Ккъӏв ккъӏв, Кь кь, Кьв кьв, Л л, Лъ лъ, Ллъ ллъ, Лъв лъв, Ллъв ллъв, Лӏ лӏ, Лӏв лӏв, М м, Н н, О о, Оо оо, Оӏ оӏ, Ооӏ ооӏ, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Сс сс, Св св, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, Тв тв, У у, Уу уу, Уӏ уӏ, Х х, Хх хх, Хв хв, Ххв ххв, Хӏ хӏ, Хьӏ хьӏ, Ххьӏ ххьӏ, Хьӏв хьӏв, Ххьӏв ххьӏв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хъӏ хъӏ, Хъӏв хъӏв, Ц ц, Цв цв, Цӏ цӏ, Ццӏ ццӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Щ щ, Шв шв, Щв щв, Э э, Ээ ээ, Эӏ эӏ

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, Лъ лъ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

а (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ы ы, Ј ј, К к, Ҝ ҝ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ч ч, Ҹ ҹ, Ш ш

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɑ/, /ä/

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) хәреф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Ҙ ҙ, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ҡ ҡ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ә ә, Ю ю, Я я

• IPA^(key): [a]

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Belarusian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, І і, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *a (“and, but”)

а • (a)

1. but, and, and yet (deviates from the preceding idea in some manner; introduces a new or different meaning, as opposed to но (no), which usually indicates contrarity)

   Не ён, а яна́. ― Nje jon, a janá. ― Not he, but she.

а • (a)

1. interrogative particle: introduces a question

   А як жа? ― A jak ža? ― But how?, By what means?

а • (a)

1. ah!, oh!, oh well

• IPA^(key): [a]

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called а (a), and written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и (Ѝ ѝ), Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

• IPA^(key): [a]

а • (a)

1. used in orders for emphasis: let’s, just

   А върви де!

   A vǎrvi de!

   Come on, go ahead!

   А да идем на кино.

   A da idem na kino.

   Let’s go to the pictures.

   А удари ме, ако смееш.

   A udari me, ako smeeš.

   Just you hit me, if you dare.

   Кажи де, а кажи!

   Kaži de, a kaži!

   Speak up, do!

2. just, about to, on the point of, almost

   разперила криле, а-а да хвръкне

   razperila krile, a-a da hvrǎkne

   with wings spread out, about to fly off

а • (a)

1. used to express surprise or wonder: ah, oh, ha, why

   А, ето къде си бил!

   A, eto kǎde si bil!

   Ah, there you are!

   А, значи ти хареса.

   A, znači ti haresa.

   Oh, so you liked it.

   А! Не те видях.

   A! Ne te vidjah.

   Oh! I didn't see you there.

   А, Джейн, ти ли си!

   A, Džejn, ti li si!

   Why Jane, it's you!

2. used to express pleasure, relief: ah

   А, пролетните цветя.

   A, proletnite cvetja.

   Ah, the flowers of spring.

   А, спомням си старите времена.

   A, spomnjam si starite vremena.

   Ah, I remember the good old days.

3. used when you are not certain about something and you would like confirmation: eh, well, right, or translated with a tag question

   Хареса ти, а?

   Haresa ti, a?

   So, you liked it, eh/did you?

   Утре заминаваш, а?

   Utre zaminavaš, a?

   You're leaving tomorrow, right?

4. (colloquial) used to indicate that one did not hear what was said: eh, huh

   ‘Не съм гладен.’ ‘А?’ ‘Казах, че не съм гладен.’

   ‘Ne sǎm gladen.’ ‘A?’ ‘Kazah, če ne sǎm gladen.’

   ‘I'm not hungry.’ ‘Eh?’ ‘I said I'm not hungry.’

   А? Какво каза?

   A? Kakvo kaza?

   Huh? What did you say?

5. used to express understanding, recognition, or realization: oh

   А, значи така работело.

   A, znači taka rabotelo.

   Oh, so that's how it works.

   А, сега ми дойде наум!

   A, sega mi dojde naum!

   Oh, I’ve just thought of it.

   А, да, сетих се!

   A, da, setih se!

   Oh, yes, I remember.

6. used to express displeasure, objection

   Изпуснал влака … ама работа, а!

   Izpusnal vlaka … ama rabota, a!

   So he missed the train … what a damned nuisance!

   А, той ще ми каже!

   A, toj šte mi kaže!

   He's not the one to tell me!

   Ще ми се плезиш, а!

   Šte mi se pleziš, a!

   Don't stick out your tongue at me!

7. used to express criticism or disapproval: now

   А-а, така не може!

   A-a, taka ne može!

   Now, this sort of thing can’t go on/won’t do!

   А, Били, така не се говори на майка си!

   A, Bili, taka ne se govori na majka si!

   Now, Billy, that's no way to talk to your mother!

From Proto-Slavic *a (“and, but”).

• IPA^(key): (stressed) [a], (unstressed) [ɐ], [ə]

а • (a)

1. used to describe how two facts are different: whereas, while

   Мислехме си, че е арогантна, а всъщност просто беше много срамежлива.

   Mislehme si, če e arogantna, a vsǎštnost prosto beše mnogo sramežliva.

   We thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy.

   Той има кафяви очи, а децата му имат зелени очи.

   Toj ima kafjavi oči, a decata mu imat zeleni oči.

   He has brown eyes whereas his children have green eyes.

   Едни се раждат, а други умират.

   Edni se raždat, a drugi umirat.

   Some are born while others die.

2. used to introduce an idea that is different or opposite to the idea that is desired, expected or that you have stated previously: but, yet, rather

   Не музиката не харесвам, а самата банда.

   Ne muzikata ne haresvam, a samata banda.

   It's not the music I don't like but rather the band themselves.

   Тя получи повишението не заради късмет, а с усърдна работа.

   Tja poluči povišenieto ne zaradi kǎsmet, a s usǎrdna rabota.

   She got the promotion not by luck but by hard work.

   Стените не бяха бели, а по-скоро мръсно сиви.

   Stenite ne bjaha beli, a po-skoro mrǎsno sivi.

   The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey.

   Той има добра работа, а като че ли никога няма пари.

   Toj ima dobra rabota, a kato če li nikoga njama pari.

   He has a good job, and yet he never seems to have any money.

   Мислех си, че те познавам, а колко съм грешал.

   Misleh si, če te poznavam, a kolko sǎm grešal.

   I thought I knew you, yet how wrong I was.

   Видях го вчера, а не днес.

   Vidjah go včera, a ne dnes.

   I saw him yesterday, not today.

3. used to start a new sentence or clause that continues or adds to a previous sentence or clause: and

   Минаха години и всичко се промени. А той все още не се завръщаше.

   Minaha godini i vsičko se promeni. A toj vse ošte ne se zavrǎštaše.

   Years passed and everything changed. And he still hadn't come back.

• но (no), ала (ala), ама (ama)

• а... а... (a... a...)

• Бояджиев, Тодор (1999) “3. Части на речта / 3.8. Съюз”, in Съвременен Български Език (in Bulgarian), София: Издателска къща "Петър Берон", →ISBN, page 357

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Buryat alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Оь оь, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Юь юь, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

Compare Ingush а (a).

а • (a)

1. and

• и (i)

а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Chukchi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ʼ

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ӗ ӗ, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ӳ ӳ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нъ нъ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Дж дж, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ә ә, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ў ў, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

• IPA^(key): /ɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: а

Borrowed from Russian а (a).

а • (a)

1. and, but (used to connect two phrases when there is a contrast between them)

   тиде тылат, а тиде мылам

   tide tylat, a tide mylam

   this is for you, but that is for me

2. but, but instead (used in clauses preceded by negated clauses)

   тышке огыл, а тушко

   tyške ogyl, a tuško

   not here, but there

3. and, but (introduces supplementary questions)

   а вараже?

   a varaže?

   and then?

Borrowed from Russian а (a).

а • (a)

1. so, huh (particle placed at the end of questions)

   тый таче тышеч кает уке, а?

   tyj tače tyšeč kajet uke, a?

   so are you leaving today or not, huh?

Borrowed from Russian а (a).

а • (a)

1. oh

   а, умылышым

   a, umylyšym

   oh, I got it, oh, I see

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “а”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

а (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Even alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, Ө ө, Ӫ ӫ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Evenki alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Hunzib alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (А̄ а̄, Аᵸ аᵸ), А̇ а̇ (А̇̄ а̇̄, А̇ᵸ а̇ᵸ), Б б, В в, Г г, ГЪ гъ, ГЬ гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е (Е̄ е̄, Еᵸ еᵸ), Ә ә (Ә̄ ә̄, Әᵸ әᵸ), Ж ж, З з, И и (Ӣ ӣ, Иᵸ иᵸ), Й й, К к, КЪ къ, КЬ кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, ЛЪ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о (О̄ о̄, Оᵸ оᵸ), П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у (Ӯ ӯ, Уᵸ уᵸ), Х х, ХЪ хъ, ХЬ хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Ы ы (Ы̄ ы̄), Э э (Э̄ э̄, Эᵸ эᵸ)

а • (a) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

Compare Chechen а (a).

а • (a)

1. and

а (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case А)

1. The first letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Ӄ ӄ, Ӄʼ ӄʼ, Л л, Љ љ, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̆ о̆, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ӽ ӽ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Чʼ чʼ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ә ә, Э э, Ю ю, Я я (ʼ, ˚)