# ә

| ә | U+04D9, &#1241; CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SCHWA |
| ← Ә [U+04D8] | Cyrillic | Ӛ → [U+04DA] |

## Abkhaz
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʷ/

### Letter

ә • (ʷ) (upper case Ә)
* A letter of the Abkhaz alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.. Labializes a preceding consonant letter.

#### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гь гь, Гә гә, Ӷ ӷ, Ӷь ӷь, Ӷә ӷә, Д д, Дә дә, Е е, Ж ж, Жь жь, Жә жә, З з, Ӡ ӡ, Ӡә ӡә, И и, К к, Кь кь, Кә кә, Қ қ, Қь қь, Қә қә, Ҟ ҟ, Ҟь ҟь, Ҟә ҟә, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Ԥ ԥ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тә тә, Ҭ ҭ, Ҭә ҭә, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хә хә, Ҳ ҳ, Ҳә ҳә, Ц ц, Цә цә, Ҵ ҵ, Ҵә ҵә, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ҽ ҽ, Ҿ ҿ, Ш ш, Шь шь, Шә шә, Ы ы, Ҩ ҩ, Џ џ, Џь џь, Ь ь, Ә ә

## Alutor
### Letter

ә (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case Ә)
* The tenth letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Вʼ вʼ, Г г, Гʼ гʼ, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Azerbaijani
### Letter

ә (lower case, upper case Ә)
* The eighth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) һәрф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ы ы, Ј ј, К к, Ҝ ҝ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ч ч, Ҹ ҹ, Ш ш

## Bashkir
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /æ/

#### Letter

ә • (ə) (lower case, upper case Ә)
* The fortieth letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) хәреф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Ҙ ҙ, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ҡ ҡ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ә ә, Ю ю, Я я

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Conjunction

ә • (ə)
* introduces a new subject, object or circumstance: and, but
    Ә был йортта малай йәнһүрәт ҡарай.Ə bıl yortta malay yənhürət qaray.And in this home, a boy is watching a cartoon.
** (Can we date this quote?), Bible, John 4:13-14:Был һыуҙы эскән һәр кем йәнә һыуһар, ә Мин биргән һыуҙы эскән кеше бер ҡасан да һыуһамаҫ.Bıl hıwźı eskən hər kem yənə hıwhar, ə Min birgən hıwźı eskən keşe ber qasan da hıwhamaś.Everyone who drinks this water will again get thirsty, but the person who drinks the water I give will never get thirsty.
* To repeat a question but referring to a different subject or object: and what about...
    Ә һеҙ бала тапҡас һимерҙегеҙме?Ə heź bala tapqas himerźegeźme?And what about you, did you gain weight after giving birth to a child?

## Dungan
### Letter

ә • (ə) (lower case, upper case Ә)
* The eighth letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ә ә, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ў ў, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Eastern Khanty
### Letter

ә (ə) (upper case Ә)
* A letter of the Eastern Khanty alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Ӓ ӓ, В в, И и, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, Љ љ, Ԯ ԯ, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, Ң ң, Ӈ ӈ, О о, Ө ө, Ө̆ ө̆, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ᲊ ᲊ, У у, Ў ў, Ӱ ӱ, Ҳ ҳ, Ӽ ӽ, Ҷ ҷ, Ш ш, Ы ы, Э э, Ә ә

## Itelmen
### Letter

ә (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case Ә)
* The forty-fifth letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Ӄ ӄ, Ӄʼ ӄʼ, Л л, Љ љ, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̆ о̆, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ӽ ӽ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Чʼ чʼ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ә ә, Э э, Ю ю, Я я (ʼ, ˚)

## Kalmyk
### Letter

ә • (ä) (lower case, upper case Ә)
* The second letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Һ һ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Kazakh
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /æ/

### Letter

ә • (ä) (lower case, upper case Ә)
* The second letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ұ ұ, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, І і, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Northern Khanty
### Letter

ә (ə) (upper case Ә)
* A letter of the Northern Khanty alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, В в, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, Ԯ ԯ, Ԓ ԓ, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Ң ң, Ӈ ӈ, Њ њ, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ᲊ ᲊ, У у, Ў ў, Х х, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ы ы, Є є, Э э, Ә ә

## Tatar
### Letter

ә • (ä) (lower case, upper case Ә)
* The second letter of the Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я