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{{also|А|а-|-а|Appendix:Variations of "a"}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==
{{wp|A (Cyrillic)|а}}

===Letter===
{{mul-letter}}

# {{Cyrl-def|mul|letter||a}}

===Letter===
{{mul-letter|sc=Cyrs}}

# {{Cyrl-def|mul|letter|sc=Cyrs||az|azu}}

===Gallery===
<gallery>
Cyrillic letter A - uppercase and lowercase.svg|Regular.
Italic Cyrillic letter A - uppercase and lowercase.svg|Italics.
01-Russian alphabet-А а.svg|Handwritten.
</gallery>

==Abaza==

===Letter===
{{head|abq|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|abq|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/abq}}

==Abkhaz==

===Letter===
{{head|ab|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|ab|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/ab}}

==Adyghe==

===Etymology 1===

====Letter====
{{head|ady|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|ady|letter|1}}

=====See also=====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/ady}}

===Etymology 2===

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|ady|ӏа}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|ady|[ʔaː]}}
* {{audio|ady|Adygheа.oga}}

====Determiner====
{{head|ady|determiners}}

# [[that]], Calling article (o) {{attention|ady|What does this mean? Maybe [[vocative]]? But that doesn't seem to make sense in the example sentences . . .}}
#: {{ux|ady|'''а''' бэнанэ|'''that''' banana|inline=1}}
#: {{ux|ady|'''а''' пшъашъэ|'''that''' girl|inline=1}}
#: {{ux|ady|'''а''' кӏалэм еӏуэ|'''that''' boy is saying|inline=1}}

==Aghul==

===Letter===
{{head|agx|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|agx|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/agx}}

==Alutor==

===Letter===
{{head|alr|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|alr|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/alr}}

==Archi==

===Letter===
{{head|aqc|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|aqc|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/aqc}}

==Avar==

===Letter===
{{head|av|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|av|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/av}}

==Azerbaijani==

===Letter===
{{head|az|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|az|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/az}}

==Bashkir==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|ba|/ɑ/|/ä/}}

===Letter===
{{head|ba|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|ba|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/ba}}

==Belarusian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{be-IPA|а}}

===Etymology 1===

====Letter====
{{head|be|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|be|letter|1}}

====See also====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/be}}

===Etymology 2===
{{inh+|be|sla-pro|*a||and, but}}

====Conjunction====
{{head|be|conjunctions}}

# [[but]], [[and]], and yet {{gl|deviates from the preceding idea in some manner; introduces a new or different meaning, as opposed to {{m|ru|но}}, which usually indicates contrarity}}
#: {{uxi|be|[[не|Не]] [[ён]], а [[яна|яна́]].|Not he, but she.}}

====Particle====
{{head|be|particle|cat2=interrogative particles}}

# {{ng|interrogative particle: introduces a question}}
#: {{uxi|be|А [[як]] [[жа]]?|But how?, By what means?}}

===Etymology 3===

====Interjection====
{{head|be|interjections}}

# [[ah]]!, [[oh]]!, [[oh well]]

==Bulgarian==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{bg-IPA|а}}

====Letter====
{{head|bg|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|bg|letter|1|а}}

====See also====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/bg}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
* {{bg-IPA|а}}

====Particle====
{{head|bg|particles}}

# {{ng|used in orders for emphasis}}: [[let’s]], [[just]]
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''' върви де!|Come on, go ahead!}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''' да идем на кино.|Let’s go to the pictures.}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''' удари ме, ако смееш.|Just you hit me, if you dare.}}
#: {{ux|bg|Кажи де, '''а''' кажи!|Speak up, do!}}
# [[just]], [[about to]], [[on the point of]], [[almost]]
#: {{ux|bg|разперила криле, '''а'''-'''а''' да хвръкне|with wings spread out, about to fly off}}

====Interjection====
{{head|bg|interjections}}

# {{ng|used to express surprise or wonder}}: {{l|en|ah}}, {{l|en|oh}}, {{l|en|ha}}, [[why]]
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''', ето къде си бил!|'''Ah''', there you are!}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''', значи ти хареса.|'''Oh''', so you liked it.}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А'''! Не те видях.|'''Oh'''! I didn't see you there.}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''', Джейн, ти ли си!|'''Why''' Jane, it's you!}}
# {{ng|used to express pleasure, relief}}: {{l|en|ah}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''', пролетните цветя.|'''Ah''', the flowers of spring.}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''', спомням си старите времена.|'''Ah''', I remember the good old days.}}
# {{ng|used when you are not certain about something and you would like confirmation}}: {{l|en|eh}}, {{l|en|well}}, {{l|en|right}}, or translated with a [[tag question]]
#: {{ux|bg|Хареса ти, '''а'''?|So, you liked it, '''eh'''/'''did you'''?}}
#: {{ux|bg|Утре заминаваш, '''а'''?|You're leaving tomorrow, '''right'''?}}
# {{lb|bg|colloquial}} {{ng|used to indicate that one did not hear what was said}}: {{l|en|eh}}, {{l|en|huh}}
#: {{ux|bg|‘Не съм гладен.’ ‘'''А'''?’ ‘Казах, че не съм гладен.’|‘I'm not hungry.’ ‘Eh?’ ‘I said I'm not hungry.’}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А'''? Какво каза?|Huh? What did you say?}}
# {{ng|used to express understanding, recognition, or realization}}: {{l|en|oh}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''', значи така работело.|Oh, so that's how it works.}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''', сега ми дойде наум!|Oh, I’ve just thought of it.}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''', да, сетих се!|Oh, yes, I remember.}}
# {{ng|used to express displeasure, objection}}
#: {{ux|bg|Изпуснал влака … ама работа, '''а'''!|So he missed the train … what a damned nuisance!}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''', той ще ми каже!|He's not the one to tell me!}}
#: {{ux|bg|Ще ми се плезиш, '''а'''!|Don't stick out your tongue at me!}}
# {{ng|used to express criticism or disapproval}}: [[now]]
#: {{ux|bg|'''А'''-'''а''', така не може!|'''Now''', this sort of thing can’t go on/won’t do!}}
#: {{ux|bg|'''А''', Били, така не се говори на майка си!|'''Now''', Billy, that's no way to talk to your mother!}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{inh|bg|sla-pro|*a||and, but}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|bg|[a]|q1=stressed|[ɐ]|[ə]|q2=unstressed}}

====Conjunction====
{{head|bg|conjunctions}}

# {{ng|used to describe how two facts are different}}: [[whereas]], [[while]]
#: {{ux|bg|Мислехме си, че е арогантна, '''а''' всъщност просто беше много срамежлива.|We thought she was arrogant, '''whereas''' in fact she was just very shy.}}
#: {{ux|bg|Той има кафяви очи, '''а''' децата му имат зелени очи.|He has brown eyes '''whereas''' his children have green eyes.}}
#: {{ux|bg|Едни се раждат, '''а''' други умират.|Some are born '''while''' others die.}}
# {{ng|used to introduce an idea that is different or opposite to the idea that is desired, expected or that you have stated previously}}: {{l|en|but}}, [[yet]], [[rather]]
#: {{ux|bg|Не музиката не харесвам, '''а''' самата банда.|It's not the music I don't like '''but rather''' the band themselves.}}
#: {{ux|bg|Тя получи повишението не заради късмет, '''а''' с усърдна работа.|She got the promotion not by luck '''but''' by hard work.}}
#: {{ux|bg|Стените не бяха бели, '''а''' по-скоро мръсно сиви.|The walls were not white, '''but rather''' a sort of dirty grey.}}
#: {{ux|bg|Той има добра работа, '''а''' като че ли никога няма пари.|He has a good job, '''and yet''' he never seems to have any money.}}
#: {{ux|bg|Мислех си, че те познавам, '''а''' колко съм грешал.|I thought I knew you, '''yet''' how wrong I was.}}
#: {{ux|bg|Видях го вчера, '''а''' не днес.|I saw him yesterday, not today.}}
# {{ng|used to start a new sentence or clause that continues or adds to a previous sentence or clause}}: {{l|en|and}}
#: {{ux|bg|Минаха години и всичко се промени. '''А''' той все още не се завръщаше.|Years passed and everything changed. '''And''' he still hadn't come back.}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{l|bg|но}}, {{l|bg|ала}}, {{l|bg|ама}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|bg|а... а...}}

====Further reading====
* {{cite-book|bg|author=Бояджиев, Тодор|year=1999|title=Съвременен Български Език|publisher=Издателска къща "Петър Берон"|location=София|chapter=3. Части на речта / 3.8. Съюз|page=357|isbn=954-321-070-5}}

==Buryat==

===Letter===
{{head|bua|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|bua|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/bua}}

==Chechen==

===Etymology 1===

====Letter====
{{head|ce|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|ce|letter|1}}

====See also====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/ce}}

===Etymology 2===
Compare {{cog|inh|а}}.

====Conjunction====
{{head|ce|conjunctions}}

# [[and]]

====See also====
* {{l|ce|и}}

==Chukchi==

===Letter===
{{head|ckt|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|ckt|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/ckt}}

==Chuvash==

===Letter===
{{head|cv|letters|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|cv|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/cv}}

==Crimean Tatar==

===Letter===
{{head|crh|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|crh|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/crh}}

==Dargwa==

===Letter===
{{head|dar|letters|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|dar|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/dar}}

==Dungan==

===Letter===
{{head|dng|letters|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|dng|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/dng}}

==Eastern Mari==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|mhr|/ɑ/}}
* {{rhymes|mhr|ɑ|s=1}}
* {{hyph|mhr|а}}

===Etymology 1===
Borrowed from {{bor|mhr|ru|а}}.

====Conjunction====
{{head|mhr|conjunction}}

# [[and]], [[but]] {{gloss|used to connect two phrases when there is a contrast between them}}
#: {{ux|mhr|тиде тылат, а тиде мылам|t=this is for you, but that is for me}}
# [[but]], [[but]] [[instead]] {{gloss|used in clauses preceded by negated clauses}}
#: {{ux|mhr|тышке огыл, а тушко|t=not here, but there}}
# [[and]], [[but]] {{gloss|introduces supplementary questions}}
#: {{ux|mhr|а вараже?|t=and then?}}

===Etymology 2===
Borrowed from {{bor|mhr|ru|а}}.

====Particle====
{{head|mhr|particle}}

# [[so]], [[huh]] {{gloss|particle placed at the end of questions}}
#: {{ux|mhr|тый таче тышеч кает уке, а?|t=so are you leaving today or not, huh?}}

===Etymology 3===
Borrowed from {{bor|mhr|ru|а}}.

====Interjection====
{{head|mhr|interjection}}

# [[oh]]
#: {{ux|mhr|а, умылышым|t=oh, I got it, oh, I see}}

===Etymology 4===

====Letter====
{{head|mhr|letters|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|mhr|letter|1}}

====See also====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/mhr}}

===References===
* {{R:mhr:ML|+}}

==Even==

===Letter===
{{head|eve|letters|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|eve|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/eve}}

==Evenki==

===Letter===
{{head|evn|letters|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|evn|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/evn}}

==Hunzib==

===Letter===
{{head|huz|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|huz|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/huz}}

==Ingush==

===Etymology 1===

====Letter====
{{head|inh|letters|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|inh|letter|1}}

====See also====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/inh}}

===Etymology 2===
Compare {{cog|ce|а}}.

====Conjunction====
{{head|inh|conjunctions}}

# [[and]]

==Itelmen==

===Letter===
{{head|itl|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|itl|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/itl}}

==Kabardian==

===Letter===
{{head|kbd|letters|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|kbd|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/kbd}}

==Kalmyk==

===Letter===
{{head|xal|letters|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|xal|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/xal}}

==Kazakh==
{{kk-regional|[[А]], а|[[ا]]|[[A]], [[a]]}}

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|kk|/ɑ/}}

====Letter====
{{head|kk|letters|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|kk|letter|1}}

====See also====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/kk}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|kk|/ɑ/}}

====Interjection====
{{head|kk|interjections}}

# [[ah]] {{gloss|expression of surprise}}

==Ket==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ket|qfa-yen-pro|*ʔaχV}}.

===Numeral===
{{head|ket|numeral|tr=ā|cat2=cardinal numbers}}

# [[six]]

==Khakas==

===Letter===
{{head|kjh|letters|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|kjh|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/kjh}}

==Kumyk==

===Letter===
{{head|kum|letters|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|kum|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/kum}}

==Kyrgyz==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|ky|/ɑ/}}
* {{sense|dialectal, some loanwords}} {{IPA|ky|/a/}}

===Letter===
{{ky-letter|lower=а|upper=А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|ky|letter|1|а}}

====Usage notes====
The pronunciation of the phoneme as {{IPAchar|/a/}} only occurs in Persian loanwords with a front vowel later in the word in some dialects. In most dialects, this is indistinct from {{IPAchar|/ɑ/}}.

===Noun===
{{ky-noun}}

# {{Cyrl-def|ky|name|А|а|linklang=1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/ky}}
* {{list:Cyrillic script letter names/ky}}

==Lezgi==

===Letter===
{{head|lez|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|lez|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/lez}}

==Macedonian==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{s|phoneme}} {{IPA|mk|/a/}}
* {{s|letter name}} {{mk-IPA|а}}
* {{audio|mk|LL-Q9296 (mkd)-Bjankuloski06-а.wav}}

====Letter====
{{head|mk|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|mk|letter|1}}

====See also====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/mk}}

===Etymology 2===
{{inh+|mk|sla-pro|*a}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{mk-IPA}}

====Conjunction====
{{head|mk|conjunctions}}

# [[and]], [[whereas]]

====Interjection====
{{head|mk|interjections}}

# [[oh]]
# [[huh]]?

====Particle====
{{head|mk|particles}}

# what about
#: {{uxi|mk|'''А''' јас?|'''What about''' me?}}

==Mongolian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|mn|ru|а}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{mn-IPA}}

===Letter===
{{head|mn|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|mn|letter|1|а}}

===Noun===
{{mn-noun}}

# {{Cyrl-def|mn|name|А|а}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/mn}}
* {{list:Cyrillic script letter names/mn}}

==Nivkh==

===Etymology 1===

====Letter====
{{head|niv|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|niv|letter|1}}

====See also====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/niv}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
{{niv-IPA}}

====Noun====
{{head|niv|nouns}}

# [[armspan]]

==Northern Mansi==

===Letter===
{{head|mns-nor|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|mns-nor|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/mns-nor}}

==Old Church Slavonic==

===Etymology 1===

====Letter====
{{head|cu|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|cu|letter|sc=Cyrs||азъ}}

====See also====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/cu}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|cu|sla-pro|*a}}.

====Conjunction====
{{cu-con}}

# [[and]]
# [[but]]

==Old East Slavic==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|orv|sla-pro|*a}}. Cognates include {{cog|cu|а}} and {{cog|zlw-opl|a}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{orv-IPA}}
* {{hyph|orv|а}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|orv|conjunction}}

# [[but]], [[and]]

====Synonyms====
* {{l|orv|же}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|zle-ort|а}}
** {{desc|be|а}}
** {{desc|rue|а}}
** {{desc|uk|а}}
* {{desc|ru|а}} {{see desc}}

===References===
* {{R:orv:Sreznevsky|а|1|1}}

==Old Novgorodian==

===Etymology 1===

====Letter====
{{head|zle-ono|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|zle-ono|letter|sc=Cyrs||}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark|591|n|1025‒1050|'''а''' б в г д е ж ꙃ ꙁ [м] л н о п р с т оу ф х ц ч ш ъ ѣ ѫ ѭ у ѧ|-}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark||lead2|1160‒1180|'''а''' б в г д е ж ѕ ꙁ и і к|-}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark|460|n|1180‒1200|'''а''' б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и ї к л м н о п р с т уо ѳ х ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ѣ ѫ ю у ѧ|-}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark|778|n|1200‒1220|'''а''' б в г д е ж ꙃ ꙁ и ї к л м н о п р с т оу ф х ѿ ц ч ш ъ ѣ ѫ ѫ ю ѧ|-}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark|783|n|1220‒1240|'''а''' б в г д е ж ѕ ꙁ|-}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark|199|n|1240‒1260|'''а''' б в г д ¦ е ж ꙅ ꙁ и и к л м н о п р с т у ѳ х ѿ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ [ь] ѣ ꙋ ю ѫ ѧ …|-}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark|201|n|1240‒1260|'''а''' б : в г : д е : ж ꙅ : ꙁ и : і к : л м : н о : п р : с т : у ѳ х ѿ : ц ч : ш щ : ъ ꙑ : ь ѣ : ꙋ ю : ѫ ѧ : …|-}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark|205|n|1240‒1260|'''а''' б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ѳ х отъ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ ь ѣ ꙋ ю ѫ ѧ|-}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark|25|staraya-russa|1340‒1360|'''а''' б в г … н о - - - т у ѳ х [ѿ] … [ъ] - [ь] ѣ ѫ - …|-}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark|576|n|1360‒1380|+ '''а''' б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х|-}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark|24|staraya-russa|1380‒1400|'''а''' б в г д е ж [ꙅ] ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х [ѿ] ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ ь ѣ ѧ|-}}

===Etymology 2===
{{etymid|zle-ono|conjunction}}
{{inh+|zle-ono|sla-pro|*a}}{{dercat|zle-ono|ine-bsl-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}. {{etydate|c|1025‒1050}}. Cognate with {{cog|orv|а}}, {{cog|cu|а}}, {{cog|zlw-opl|a|id=conjunction}}, {{cog|zlw-ocs|a|id=conjunction}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{hyph|zle-ono|а}}

====Conjunction====
{{head|zle-ono|conjunctions}}<ref>{{R:zle-ono:Zaliznyak:2004|710}}</ref>

# [[but]], [[and]]
#: {{syn|zle-ono|и}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark|247|n|1025‒1050|… '''а''' ꙁамъке кѣле '''а''' двьри кѣлѣ '''а''' господарь въ не тѧжѣ не дѣе '''а''' продаи клеветьника того '''а''' оу сего смьръда въꙁ[ѧти] еп҃оу …|'''But''' the lock is intact, the door is intact, '''and''' the master for that reason is not pursuing damages. So fine that false accuser, '''and''' the bishop is to take from this peasant […]|s}}
#* {{RQ:birchbark|962|n|1430‒1450|… нонѣ ӧсподо какъ ѻ мнѣ сѧ печалутесѧ : '''а''' ѧꙁъ вамъ свои ѻсподе чоломъ бью · …|How, gentlemen, will you take care of me now? '''And''' I bow to you, my masters.}}

===References===
<references/>

===Further reading===
* {{R:zle-ono:ruscorpora|а}}

==Orok==

===Letter===
{{head|oaa|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|oaa|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/oaa}}

==Ossetian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|os|/ä/}}

===Letter===
{{head|os|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|os|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/os}}

==Romanian==

===Letter===
{{ro-letter|lower=а|upper=А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|ro|letter|alphabet={{w|Moldovan Cyrillic alphabet|Moldovan alphabet}}|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/ro}}

==Russian==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{q|stressed}} {{ru-IPA|а}} {{audio|ru|Ru-01-буква-А.ogg}}
* {{q|unstressed}} {{ru-IPA|ə}} 

====Letter====
{{ru-letter}}

# {{Cyrl-def|ru|letter|1|а}}

=====See also=====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/ru}}

====Noun====
{{ru-noun||n-in|-}}

# {{Cyrl-def|ru|name|А|а}}
# {{Latn-def|ru|name|A|a}}

=====See also=====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letter names/ru}}

====References====
* {{R:ru:Dal}}

===Etymology 2===
{{etymid|ru|but}}
{{inh+|ru|sla-pro|*a||and, but}}, from {{inh|ru|ine-bsl-pro|*ō}}, from {{inh|ru|ine-pro|*h₁ōd}} (presumed to be the ablative of {{m|ine-pro|*éy|*éy, h₁e}}). Cognate with {{cog|lt|õ||and, but}}.

Possible link with {{cog|lt|ar̃||question particle}}. Compare {{cog|ru|а||and, but}}, {{m|ru|и||and}} and {{m|ru|да||and, but}} with {{cog|lt|ar̃||if, whether}}, {{m|lt|ir̃||and}} and {{m|lt|dár||still, yet}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{qualifier|stressed}} {{ru-IPA}} {{audio|ru|Ru-а.ogg}}
* {{qualifier|unstressed}} {{ru-IPA-manual|[ə]}}
* {{qualifier|unstressed, pre-tonal}} {{ru-IPA-manual|[ɐ]}}

====Conjunction====
{{head|ru|conjunction|cat2=one-letter words}}

# [[but]], [[and]] {{gl|deviates from the preceding idea in some manner; introduces a new or different meaning, as opposed to {{m|ru|но}}, which usually indicates contrarity}}
#: {{uxi|ru|Сего́дня тепло́, '''а''' вчера́ бы́ло хо́лодно.|It is warm today, '''but''' yesterday it was cold.}}
#: {{uxi|ru|Э́то не я́блоко, '''а''' гру́ша.|This is not an apple, '''but''' a pear.}}
#: {{uxi|ru|'''А''' что?|How come?}}
#: {{uxi|ru|'''а''' то|'''or''' else}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|mhr|bor=1|а}}
* {{desc|izh|bor=1|a}}
* {{desc|sjd|bor=1|а}}
* {{desc|vot|bor=1|a}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|ru|а ве́дь}}
* {{l|ru|а и́менно}}
* {{l|ru|а то́}}

====References====
* {{R:ru:Dal}}

===Etymology 3===
Compare {{cog|lt|à}}, {{m|lt|õ}}, {{m|lt|oà||expression of pain, surprise}}, as well as {{cog|got|𐍉||ah!}}, {{cog|la|ā}}, {{m|la|āh||expression of pain, anger}}, {{cog|grc|ἆ||ah!}}

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|ru|аа|а́-а}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{ru-IPA}}
* {{audio|ru|Ru-а.ogg}}

====Interjection====
{{head|ru|interjection|head=а!}}

# [[oh]]! {{gloss|expressing surprise or realization}}

====Particle====
{{head|ru|particles}}

# {{ng|colloquial particle used to seek confirmation}}: [[eh]]
#: {{syn|ru|ась<q:vernacular, humorous>}}
#: {{uxi|ru|[[ты|Ты]] [[слышать|слы́шишь]] [[я|меня́]], '''а'''?|Do you hear me, eh?}}
#: {{uxi|ru|[[ты|Ты]] [[прийти|придёшь]] [[сего́дня]], '''а'''?|So are you coming today, then?}}
#* {{quote-book|ru|year=1831|author=w:ru:Александр Пушкин<t:{{w|Alexander Pushkin}}>|title=w:ru:[[Борис Годунов (трагедия)|Борис Годунов]]|chapter=Замок воеводы Мнишка в Самборе|location=|publisher=|newversion=English translation from|translator2=w:en:Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky|title2=Boris Godunov|location2=New York|publisher2=w:en:Vintage Books|year2=2023|page2=|pageurl2=
|text=Он говори́т с одно́й мое́й Мари́ной,<br>Мари́ною одно́ю за́нят он…<br>А де́ло-то на сва́дьбу страх похо́же.<br>Ну — ду́мал ты, призна́йся, Вишневе́цкий,<br>Что дочь моя́ цари́цей бу́дет? '''а'''?|t=He only wants to talk with my Marina,<br>Marina is the only one who interests him…<br>The matter looks terribly like a wedding. Well—<br>Confess, Vishnevetsky, did you ever think<br>That my daughter would become a tsaritsa? '''eh'''?}}

===Etymology 4===

====Pronunciation====
* {{ru-IPA}}
* {{audio|ru|Ru-а.ogg}}

====Pronoun====
{{head|ru|pronoun|indeclinable}}

# {{lb|ru|criminal slang}} [[he]], [[she]] or [[it]] (used to point to a particular person)

=====References=====
* {{R:ru:Pirozhkov}}

{{topics|ru|Units of measure}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sh|/a/}}

===Etymology 1===

====Letter====
{{sh-letter|upper=А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|sh|letter|1}}

====See also====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/sh}}

===Etymology 2===
{{inh+|sh|sla-pro|*a||and, but}}, from {{inh|sh|ine-bsl-pro|*ō}}.

====Conjunction====
{{sh-conjunction}}

# [[but]], [[and]] (compare {{m|sh|а̏ли}})
#: {{uxi|sh|учио сам ц(иј)ело посл(иј)еподне, а ништа нисам научио|I studied for the whole afternoon, but I didn't learn anything}}
#: {{uxi|sh|а како бисте ви то направили?|and how would you do that?}}
# [[while]] (on the contrary), [[whereas]]
#: {{uxi|sh|столови су црвени, а столице су зелене|the tables are red, whereas the chairs are green}}
# {{lb|sh|with {{m|sh|да}} {{m|sh|не}}}} [[without]] (usually after negative verbs)
#: {{uxi|sh|не могу се укључити у расправу, а да не направим неред|I cannot enter a discussion without making a mess}}
#: {{uxi|sh|одлази, а да није рекао ни збогом|he's leaving without even saying goodbye}}
# ({{m|sh||а}} {{m|sh|и̏па̄к}}) [[and]] [[yet]]
#: {{uxi|sh|прави пријатељ зна све о теби, а ипак те воли|the real friend knows everything about you, and yet he loves you}}
# ({{m|sh||а}} {{m|sh|ка̏моли}}) not to mention, [[let alone]]
#: {{uxi|sh|у мору лоших в(иј)ести тешко је остати објективан, а камоли оптимистичан|in the sea of bad news it's hard to stay objective, let alone optimistic}}
# ({{m|sh||а}} + {{m|sh|и}} + {{m|sh|да}}) [[even if]]
#: {{uxi|sh|а и да јесам то направио, не би то учинило неку разлику|even if I did it, it wouldn't have made much of a difference}}
# ({{m|sh||а}} + {{m|sh|и}}) and [[so]], and [[also]], and [[too]]
#: {{uxi|sh|свиђају ми се плавуше, а и ја се покојој свидим|I like blondes, and some of them even like me}}
#: {{uxi|sh|били су жалосни, а и ја сам|they were sad, and so am I}}

===Etymology 3===
Attested since the 15th century. Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare {{cog|sl|a}}, {{cog|ru|а}}, {{cog|lt|õ}}, {{cog|la|ō}} and {{cog|grc|ὦ}}. These could all derive from Proto-Indo-European interjection {{m|ine-pro||ō|oh, ah}}, but each form in individual languages could easily be an independent, expressive formation.

====Interjection====
{{sh-interjection}}

# [[oh]], [[ah]]
#: {{uxi|sh|а да?|oh really?}}

===References===
* {{R:sh:HJP|fQ%3D%3D}}
* {{R:sh:HJP|eg%3D%3D}}
* {{R:sh:Skok:1971||1|1}}

==Southern Altai==

===Letter===
{{head|alt|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|alt|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/alt}}

==Tabasaran==

===Letter===
{{head|tab|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|tab|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/tab}}

==Tajik==

===Letter===
{{head|tg|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|tg|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/tg}}

==Tatar==

===Letter===
{{head|tt|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|tt|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/tt}}

==Tundra Nenets==

===Letter===
{{head|yrk|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|yrk|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/yrk}}

==Tuvan==

===Letter===
{{head|tyv|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|tyv|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/tyv}}

==Udmurt==

===Letter===
{{head|udm|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|udm|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/udm}}

==Ukrainian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{uk-IPA|а}}
* {{audio|uk|Uk-а.ogg}}

===Etymology 1===
See [[#Translingual|Translingual section]].

====Letter====
{{head|uk|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|uk|letter|1|а}}

====See also====
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/uk}}

===Etymology 2===

====Conjunction====
{{head|uk|conjunctions}}

# [[and]], and yet, [[but]]
#: {{uxi|uk|[[не|Не]] [[він]], а [[вона]].|Not he, but she.}}

===Etymology 3===

====Particle====
{{head|uk|particle|cat2=interrogative particles}}

# {{ng|interrogative particle: introduces a question}}
#: {{uxi|uk|А [[то]] [[для]] [[чого]]?|And why so?}}
#: {{uxi|uk|А [[як]] [[же]]?|But how?, By what means?}}

===Etymology 4===

====Interjection====
{{head|uk|interjections}}!

# [[ah]]!, [[oh]]!, [[oh well]]

{{topics|uk|Cyrillic letter names}}

==Uzbek==

===Letter===
{{head|uz|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|uz|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/uz}}

==Western Mari==

===Letter===
{{head|mrj|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|mrj|letter|1}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/mrj}}

==Yakut==

===Letter===
{{head|sah|letter|lower case||upper case|А}}

# {{Cyrl-def|sah|letter|1|а}}

===See also===
* {{list:Cyrillic script letters/sah}}