father
The vowel designated by this mark.
In Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (أَلِف (ʔalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʔalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.
Grandfather.
Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America
The fruit of these trees.
Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree