Alif (arabic letter)

Alif
Alif
ﺍ ﺇ ﺃ ; ﺎ ﺈ ﺄ
Usage
Writing system	Arabic script
Type	Abjad
Language of origin	Arabic language
Phonetic usage	/ʔ/, /aː/
History
Development	𐤀 𐡀 𐢀 ,𐢁 ﺍ ﺇ ﺃ ; ﺎ ﺈ ﺄ; ; ;
Other
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Alif is the first letter in the Arabic alphabet.

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Alif
ﺍ ﺇ ﺃ ﺎ ﺈ ﺄ
Usage
Writing system	Arabic script
Type	Abjad
Language of origin	Arabic language
Phonetic usage	/ʔ/, /aː/
History
Development	𐤀 𐡀 𐢀 ,𐢁 ﺍ ﺇ ﺃ ﺎ ﺈ ﺄ
Other
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.