# Α

| Α | U+0391, &#913; GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA |
| ← ΐ [U+0390] | Greek and Coptic | Β → [U+0392] |

## Albanian
### Pronunciation

IPA: /a/

### Letter

Α (A) (upper case A, lower case α)
* The first letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Latin-script alphabet.

### See also

* Greek script letters (script appendix): Α α, Β β, B b, Γ γ, Γϳ γϳ, Δ δ, D d, Ε ε, Ε̱ ε̱, Ζ ζ, Ζ̇ ζ̇, Θ θ, Ι ι, Ϳ ϳ, Κ κ, Κ̇ κ̇, Λ λ, ΛΛ λλ, Λ̇ λ̇, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Ρ̇ ρ̇, Σ σ, Σ̈ σ̈, Τ τ, Ȣ ȣ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Χ̇ χ̇, ΤΣ τσ, ΤΣ̈ τσ̈, DΣ dσ, DΣ̈ dσ̈

## Ancient Greek
### Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “ʾālep”).

### Letter

Α • (A) (upper case, lower case α)
* The letter ἄλφα (álpha, “alpha”), the first letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.

#### Usage notes

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

* (Modern Greek letters) Α (A, “Alpha”), α (a, “alpha”)
* (Latin (Roman) letters) a, A
* (Cyrillic letters) а (a), А (A)
* (Coptic) ⲁ (a), Ⲁ (A)

#### Descendants

* Coptic script: Ⲁ
* Cyrillic script: А
* Gothic script: 𐌰
* Old Italic script: 𐌀
** Latin script: A
** Runic script: ᚨ

#### See also

* (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
* (non-Classical letters) Ϝ (W) ϝ (w), Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ (H) ͱ (h), Ϻ (Ś) ϻ (ś), Ϟ, ϟ, Ϙ (Q) ϙ (q), Ͳ (S) ͳ (s)
* (punctuation) · ;
* (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨

### References

* “Α”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “Α”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
* Α in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)

## Cypriot Arabic
### Letter

Α (A) (upper case, lower case α)
* The first letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet.

### See also

* Greek script letters (script appendix): Α α, Β β, Γ γ (Γ̱ γ̱), Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ (Ζ̱ ζ̱), Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ (Κ͟σ κ͟σ), Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, ΟΥ ου, Π π (Π̱ π̱), Ρ ρ, Σ σ~ς (Σ̱ σ̱), Τ τ (Τ̱ τ̱), Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ (Ψ̱ ψ̱)

## Greek
### Alternative forms

* (noun & adjective): Α. (A.)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a/, /ə/
* In modern Greek, Α (A) represents the open front unrounded vowel sound (IPA: /a/), similar to the a in father.

### Letter

Α • (A) (upper case, lower case α)
* The letter άλφα (álfa, “alpha”), the first letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.

#### Coordinate terms

* Greek script letters: γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ (grắmmătă) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): Α α (Ά ά), Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε (Έ έ), Ζ ζ, Η η, Ή ή, Θ θ, Ι ι (Ί ί, Ϊ ϊ, ΐ), Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο (Ό ό), Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ~ς, Τ τ, Υ υ (Ύ ύ, Ϋ ϋ, ΰ), Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω (Ώ ώ)

### Numeral

Α • (A) (Greek numeral)
* The number one (1).

#### Coordinate terms

| Units | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 1s | Α΄ α΄ | Β΄ β΄ | Γ΄ γ΄ | Δ΄ δ΄ | Ε΄ ε΄ | Ϛ΄ ϛ΄ ΣΤ΄ Στ΄ στ΄ Ϝ΄ ϝ΄ | Ζ΄ ζ΄ | Η΄ η΄ | Θ΄ θ΄ |
| 10s | Ι΄ ι΄ | Κ΄ κ΄ | Λ΄ λ΄ | Μ΄ μ΄ | Ν΄ ν΄ | Ξ΄ ξ΄ | Ο΄ ο΄ | Π΄ π΄ | Ϟ΄ ϟ΄ |
| 100s | Ρ΄ 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 |
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### Noun

Α • (A) f
* E, initialism of ανατολή (anatolí, “east”)

### Adjective

Α • (A) m
* Initialism of ανατολικός (anatolikós): east, eastern

#### Coordinate terms

* Appendix:Greek compass points

## Tsakonian
### Letter

Α (A) (upper case, lower case α)
* The first letter of the Tsakonian alphabet.

### See also

* Greek script letters (script appendix): Α α, Α̈ α̈, Ά ά, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Έ έ, Ζ ζ, Ζ̌ ζ̌, Ζ̑ ζ̑, Η η, Ή ή, Θ θ, Ι ι, Ί ί, Ϊ ϊ, ΐ, Κ κ, Κ̀ κ̔, Λ λ, Λ̣ λ̣, Λ̑ λ̑, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ν̑ ν̑, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Ό ό, Π π, Π̀ π̔, Ρ ρ, Σ σ~ς, Σ̌ σ̌~ς̌, Σ̑ σ̑~ς̑, Τ τ, Τ̀ τ̔, Τζ τζ, Τσ τσ~τς, Υ υ, Ύ ύ, Ϋ ϋ, ΰ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω, Ώ ώ

### Further reading

* Α on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{el}$