𐰁
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Old Turkic
editEtymology
editDerived from Sogdian 𐼁 (ʾ, “aleph”), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܐ (“aleph”).
Letter
edit𐰁 (a)
- (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.
References
edit- 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