A
Status: conventional. The conventional value carried over from Linear B.
Phonetic value
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Value | /a/ |
| Alternates | none |
| Linear B | B 08, value a |
| Linear B Unicode | U+10000 LINEAR B SYLLABLE B008 A |
| Neutralization class | none |
Forms cited for the value
- pure vowel—identical form in Linear B
Lexicon words written with this sign
| Word | Proposed reading | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| *306-TI-KA-A-RE | ʿatīq+are | Candidate |
| A-*325-ZA | ʾabūs(a) | Candidate |
| A-DA-*21F-RI | ha-dāhari | Candidate |
| A-DA-KI-SI-KA | Ḫadki-šiqā | Speculative |
| A-DA-RA | ʾadra | Speculative |
| A-DA-RO | ʾAddar | Speculative |
| A-DE | ʾAddē | Speculative |
| A-DI | ʿadi | Speculative |
| A-DI-KI-TE-TE | ʾa-Diqqitīt | Probable |
| A-DU | ʾAddu / adû | Candidate |
| A-DU *307+*307 | Addu dubur-dubur | Probable |
| A-DU-KU-MI-NA | ʾAddu-kumina | Speculative |
| A-DU-NI-TA-NA | ʾAddu-nittāna | Candidate |
| A-DU-ZA | ʾAddu-ʿazz | Speculative |
| A-JA | ḥayyā | Candidate |
| A-JA-KU | ʾAyaku | Speculative |
| A-JE | ʾaye | Candidate |
| A-JU | Ḥayyu | Speculative |
| A-KA-NU | ʾagānu | Confirmed |
| A-KA-RU | Agaru | Probable |
| A-KA-TA | ʾAkkata | Speculative |
| A-KI-PI-E-TE | Akipe-te | Speculative |
| A-KI-RO | ʾAkiru | Speculative |
| A-KO-A-NE | ha-kōhan | Candidate |
| A-KU-MI-NA | ʾakmina | Speculative |
| A-MA | ʿamma | Candidate |
| A-MA-JA | ʿAmmaya | Speculative |
| A-MA-WA-SI | ʿAmma-wāṣiʾ | Candidate |
| A-MI-DA-U | ʿAmmī-dāʿ(u) | Candidate |
| A-MI-TA | ʾamita | Probable |
| A-NA-NE | ḥanān | Candidate |
| A-NA-NU | Ḥanānu | Speculative |
| A-PA-KI | ʾabkī | Speculative |
| A-PA-RA-NE | ʿabrāne | Candidate |
| A-PA₃-DI | ʿAbdī | Candidate |
| A-PI | ʾāpi | Speculative |
| A-RA-JU | ʾArāyu | Speculative |
| A-RA-NA-RE | Aranare | Candidate |
| A-RA-TU | ʾarṣ̂atu | Candidate |
| A-RA-TU-ME | ʾarṣ̂atum | Candidate |
| A-RA-U-DA | ʾArwada | Speculative |
| A-RE-DA-I | Ar-tae | Speculative |
| A-RE-NE-SI-DI-*301-PI-KE-PA-JA-TA-RI-SE-TE-RI-MU-A-JA-KU | […] ʾAyaku | Speculative |
| A-RE-PI-RE-NA | ʾa-repiʾ-rennā | Speculative |
| A-RE-SA-NA | ʾAriš-ān | Candidate |
| A-RE-TU-MI | ʾarṣ̂-ummī | Candidate |
| A-RI | harrī | Candidate |
| A-RI-NI-TA | ʾarīnīt | Candidate |
| A-RI-PA | ʾaripāʾ | Candidate |
| A-RI-SU | ḥārišu | Candidate |
| A-RO-TE | Ḫaluti | Speculative |
| A-RU | Ḫaru | Speculative |
| A-RU-DA-RA | Arum-adal | Speculative |
| A-RU-RA | ʾArura | Speculative |
| A-SA-DA-KA | ʾaṣdaqa | Candidate |
| A-SA-MU-NE | ʾAšmūn | Probable |
| A-SA-RA₂ | ʾasāra | Candidate |
| A-SA-SA-RA-ME | ʾaššaram | Confirmed |
| A-SE | ʾāsē | Candidate |
| A-SE-JA | Āsīya | Speculative |
| A-SE-SI-NA | ḥašīšin | Speculative |
| A-SE-TU-*21F | Aštuḫḫa | Speculative |
| A-SI-DA-TO-I | ʾAšdōdī | Candidate |
| A-SI-JA-KA | šawīqu | Candidate |
| A-SI-KI-RA | ha-Śikira | Speculative |
| A-SI-SU-PO-A | ʾassuppōa | Speculative |
| A-SU-JA | Azzuya | Speculative |
| A-SU-PU-WA | ʾasuppūa | Speculative |
| A-TA-DE | ʾaʿtid(u) | Speculative |
| A-TA-I-*301-WA-E | ʾatainawē | Confirmed |
| A-TA-I-*301-WA-JA | ʾatainawaya | Confirmed |
| A-TA-NA-JE | ʾatanāya | Candidate |
| A-TA-NA-TE | ʾAtanat | Probable |
| A-TA-RE | Hathar | Speculative |
| A-TI-KA | ʿAtīqa | Speculative |
| A-TI-RU | ʿAttiru | Speculative |
| A-TU-RI-SI-TI | ha-Turisīt | Candidate |
| A-WA-PI | ʾawpiʿ | Speculative |
| A-ZU-RA | ʾAṯirat | Candidate |
| I-DA-A | ʾIda | Probable |
| PI-*310-A | pīnā | Candidate |
| U-NA-A | wannā(h) / winnā(h) | Speculative |
Updated 24 October 2026