No. 279 in Armenian

ա

The Armenian word "ա" is the first letter of the Armenian alphabet and represents the sound /ɑ/.

In a sentence

Ես կարդումա գիրքը։
I am reading the book.
The word 'ա' here is a colloquial form designating an informal way of saying 'am'. It indicates the present continuous tense.
Հացըա սեղանին։
The bread is on the table.
In this sentence, 'ա' represents the present form of 'is', indicating location.
Սաա միտքս։
This is my thought.
Here, 'ա' conveys 'is' as a connector between the subject 'this' and the predicate 'my thought' in the sentence.

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