Id Estthe cap over a vowel indicates that the ā is the result of a syncope a+a (e. g. khuddānukhudda), whereas ā represents the proper ā, either pure or contracted with a preceding a (khīņāsava = khīņa + āsava).
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Document Titlethe cap over a vowel indicates that the ā is the result of a syncope a+a (e. g. khuddānukhudda), whereas ā represents the proper ā, either pure or contracted with a preceding a (khīņāsava = khīņa + āsava).