The vowel designated by this mark.
father
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/.
A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates.
The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.
The triad built on the tonic note.
Tonic water.
Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.
Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (phonetics, dated) being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong.
Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
In a state of continuous unremitting action.
Restorative, curative or invigorating.
Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale.
Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.