ան-
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Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Armenian ան- (an-), from Old Armenian ան- (an-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-. Cognate with English un-.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /ɑn/, [ɑn]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /ɑn/, [ɑn]
Prefix[edit]
ան- • (an-)
- privative prefix, un-, -less
- forming the opposites of adjectives, un-, dis-, a-
- ան- (an-) + համաչափ (hamačʻapʻ, “symmetrical”) → անհամաչափ (anhamačʻapʻ, “asymmetric”)
- ան- (an-) + համաձայն (hamajayn, “concordant”) → անհամաձայն (anhamajayn, “discordant”)
Usage notes[edit]
This is the most common negative prefix in Armenian.
Synonyms[edit]
- ապ- (ap-)
Derived terms[edit]
Middle Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Armenian ան- (an-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
Prefix[edit]
ան- • (an-)
- without; -less
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Armenian: ան- (an-)
Old Armenian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
Prefix[edit]
ան- • (an-)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- նօթի (nōtʻi)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Olsen, Birgit Anette (2017) “Part 9: Armenian”, in Kapović, Mate, editor, The Indo-European Languages (Routledge Language Family Series), 2nd edition, London, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 426
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”).
Prefix[edit]
ան- • (an-)
Usage notes[edit]
Unproductive already in Old Armenian.
Derived terms[edit]
- անդորր (andorr) (possibly)
- ամբառնամ (ambaṙnam), համբերեմ (hamberem), հանուր (hanur) (possibly, contaminated with (հ)ամ- ((h)am-), (հ)ան- ((h)an-))
References[edit]
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period][1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 245
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