ꜣ

Letter

 * 1)  The lowercase letter alef, used in most Egyptian transliteration schemes to represent the sound of the hieroglyph.

Etymology 1
Possibly from. Compare also 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) the Egyptian vulture
 * 2) a bird in general
 * 3) * c. 2061–2010, Stela of Irtisen (Louvre C14), lines 9–10:
 * "egy"
 * 1) * c. 2061–2010, Stela of Irtisen (Louvre C14), lines 9–10:
 * "egy"

Particle

 * , indeed
 * 1)  also, and
 * 1)  also, and

Usage notes
This particle is enclitic; it follows the word which it is intensifying or marking as contrafactual. It can also apply its effect to whole phrases. Often the exact nuance imparted by this particle is unclear.

Frequently this particle is found following (and thus adding emphasis to), , , or , and in the Pyramid Texts it is also found in nominal sentences preceding. In Neo-Middle Egyptian it precedes rather than follows and  but is often found following.

Descendants
(possibly:)

Etymology 3
Possibly from.

Verb

 * 1)  to enter or tread (a place)?
 * 2)  to tread

Usage notes
Gardiner considers the proper interpretation of this word “impossible in the lack of better evidence”. It is a dis legomenon, with only two certain attested occurrences (but possibly up to four in total).