"ا" meaning in Pashto

See ا in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /aˈlif/ [letter, name], /ɑ/ [phoneme], /ʔ/ [phoneme] Forms: alíf [romanization]
  1. The first letter of the Pashto alphabet, written in the Arabic script; followed by ب. Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-ا-ps-character-p-VjUav1 Categories (other): Arabic script characters, Pages with 22 entries, Pages with entries, Pashto entries with incorrect language header
     
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alíf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Pashto",
  "lang_code": "ps",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic script characters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 22 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pashto entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The first letter of the Pashto alphabet, written in the Arabic script; followed by ب."
      ],
      "id": "en-ا-ps-character-p-VjUav1",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ],
        [
          "ب",
          "ب#Pashto"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈlif/",
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "name"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ا"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alíf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Pashto",
  "lang_code": "ps",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Arabic script characters",
        "Pages with 22 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pashto entries with incorrect language header",
        "Pashto lemmas",
        "Pashto letters",
        "Pashto nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The first letter of the Pashto alphabet, written in the Arabic script; followed by ب."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ],
        [
          "ب",
          "ب#Pashto"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈlif/",
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "name"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ا"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ا meaning in Pashto (0.7kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: no case",
  "path": [
    "ا"
  ],
  "section": "Pashto",
  "subsection": "letter",
  "title": "ا",
  "trace": ""
}

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