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Α U+0391, Α
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA
ΐ
[U+0390]
Greek and Coptic Β
[U+0392]

Albanian

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /a/

Letter

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Α (A) (upper case A, lower case a)

  1. The first letter of the Standard Albanian Latin-script alphabet.
  2. The first letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Latin-script alphabet (lower case α, not a).
  3. The first letter of the Gheg Albanian Cyrillic-script alphabet.

Α (A) (upper case A, lower case α)

  1. The first letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet (lower case α, not a).

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Ancient Greek

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Greek letter Α (A, “Alpha”)

Etymology

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From Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, ʾālep).

Letter

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Α (A) (upper case, lower case α)

  1. The letter ἄλφα (álpha, alpha), the first letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.

Usage notes

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The letter represented the open front unrounded vowel: /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

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

Descendants

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  • Coptic script:
  • Cyrillic script: А
  • Gothic script: 𐌰
  • Old Italic script: 𐌀
    • Latin script: A
    • Runic script:

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References

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Cypriot Arabic

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Letter

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Α (A) (upper case, lower case α)

  1. The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet.

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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  • (noun & adjective): Α. (A.)

Etymology

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The Ancient Greek letter Α (A, alpha) derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʼ⁠/, aleph) (Phoenician letter aleph, from which Α (A, “Alpha”) derived)

Pronunciation

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Letter

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Α (A) (upper case, lower case α)

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

Coordinate terms

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Numeral

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Α (A) (Greek numeral)

  1. The number one (1).

Coordinate terms

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Units123456789
1sΑ΄ α΄Β΄ β΄Γ΄ γ΄Δ΄ δ΄Ε΄ ε΄Ϛ΄ ϛ΄ ΣΤ΄ Στ΄ στ΄ Ϝ΄ ϝ΄Ζ΄ ζ΄Η΄ η΄Θ΄ θ΄
10sΙ΄ ι΄Κ΄ κ΄Λ΄ λ΄Μ΄ μ΄Ν΄ ν΄Ξ΄ ξ΄Ο΄ ο΄Π΄ π΄Ϟ΄ ϟ΄
100sΡ΄ ρ΄Σ΄ σ΄Τ΄ τ΄Υ΄ υ΄Φ΄ φ΄Χ΄ χ΄Ψ΄ ψ΄Ω΄ ω΄Ϡ΄ ϡ΄
1000s͵Α ͵α͵Β ͵β͵Γ ͵γ͵Δ ͵δ͵Ε ͵ε͵Ϛ ͵ϛ ͵ΣΤ ͵Στ ͵στ ͵Ϝ ͵ϝ͵Ζ ͵ζ͵Η ͵η͵Θ ͵θ
10,000s͵Ι ͵ι͵Κ ͵κ͵Λ ͵λ͵Μ ͵μ͵Ν ͵ν͵Ξ ͵ξ͵Ο ͵ο͵Π ͵π͵Ϟ ͵ϟ
100,000s͵Ρ ͵ρ͵Σ ͵σ͵Τ ͵τ͵Υ ͵υ͵Φ ͵φ͵Χ ͵χ͵Ψ ͵ψ͵Ω ͵ω͵Ϡ ͵ϡ
Greek number and measurement appendix

Noun

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Α (Af

  1. E, initialism of ανατολή (anatolí, east)

Adjective

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Α (Am

  1. Initialism of ανατολικός (anatolikós): east, eastern

Coordinate terms

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Tsakonian

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Letter

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Α (A) (upper case, lower case α)

  1. The first letter of the Tsakonian alphabet.

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Further reading

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