𐰁

𐰁	U+10C01, 𐰁 OLD TURKIC LETTER YENISEI A

Old Turkic

See also: 𐰀‎ and 𐰂‎

Old Turkic

Derived from Sogdian 𐼁‎ (ʾ, “aleph”), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܐ‎ (“aleph”).

𐰁 (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.

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

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