No. 1,225 in Arabic

أ

The Arabic word "أ" is a letter, representing the glottal stop sound (hamza) or a shortened form of "أَ" used for "I" in certain contexts.

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أَلْكَ تَجْرِبَةٌ في هَذا المَجالِ؟
Do you have experience in this field?
The word 'أَ' is used here as part of a prefix to form a yes-no question in Arabic.
هل أَنَا على الحَقِ؟
Am I right?
The word 'أَ' appears here within 'أنا', which is the pronoun for 'I' in Arabic.
رَأَيْتُهُ في أَوجِ نَجاحِهِ.
I saw him at the peak of his success.
The word 'أَ' is part of the noun 'أَوج', meaning 'peak', showcasing its use within vocabulary.

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