No. 89 in Hindi
अ
The Hindi word "अ" is the first letter of the alphabet and represents the short vowel sound "a" as in "about."
In a sentence
अमन आज स्कूल गया।
Aman went to school today.
Here, 'अ' is part of the name 'अमन' (Aman), a proper noun.
यह विषय अति महत्वपूर्ण है।
This topic is extremely important.
In this sentence, 'अ' begins the word 'अति' which means 'extremely', showcasing its usage as a prefix.
क्या अ के बाद ब आता है?
Does 'B' come after 'A'?
This illustrates the usage of 'अ' as the first character in the Devanagari script, representing a letter (vowel).
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