noun. father

noun. Alternative spellings of fathah.

noun. In Arabic script, the vowel point for "a", appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter and designating a short /a/: ـَ. If the Arabic letters ا (ʾalif) or ى (ʾalif maqṣūra) immediately follow, it indicates a long /ā/.

noun. The vowel designated by this mark.

""Good-bye, gran'fatha '," she said, in her most winning way."

damma  kasra  shadda  sukun  sukuun