Although short a is not written, as in the Indic abugidas, The source of the term "abugida", namely the Ge'ez abugida now used for Amharic and Tigrinya, has assimilated into their consonant modifications.
ɔːlðˈoʊ ʃˈɔːɹt ɐ ɪz nˌɑːt ɹˈɪʔn̩, æz ɪnðɪ ˈɪndɪk ɐbjˈuːdʒɪdəz, ðə sˈoːɹs ʌvðə tˈɜːm "ɐbjˈuːdʒɪdə", nˈeɪmli ðə dʒˈɛɛz ɐbjˈuːdʒɪdə nˈaʊ jˈuːzd fɔːɹ æmhˈæɹɪk ænd taɪɡɹˈɪnjə, hɐz ɐsˈɪmᵻlˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðɛɹ kˈɑːnsənənt mˌɑːdɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz.