अ-
Hindi
Alternative forms
- अन- (an-) (before vowels)
Etymology
Prefix
अ- • (a-)
Usage notes
This form is used before words that begin with consonants.
Derived terms
Marathi
Alternative forms
- अन- (an-) (before vowels)
Etymology
Prefix
अ- • (a-)
Usage notes
This form is used before words that begin with consonants.
Derived terms
Nepali
Alternative forms
- अन- (an-) (before vowels)
Etymology
Prefix
अ- • (a-)
Usage notes
This form is used before words that begin with consonants.
Derived terms
Category Nepali terms prefixed with अ- not found
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- अन- (ana-) — before vowels
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐ/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *a-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-. Compare Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-).
Prefix
अ- • (a-)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Ashokan Prakrit:
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- Old Marathi:
- Marathi: अन- (an-)
- Old Marathi:
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- → Hindi: अ- (a-)
- → Marathi: अ- (a-)
- → Nepali: अ- (a-), अन- (an-)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁é (“and then”). Cognate to Phrygian ε- (e-), Ancient Greek ἐ- (e-).
Prefix
अ- • (a-)
- Used in the formation of imperfect, aorist and conditional tenses.
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “अ-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0001.
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- Hindi terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Hindi lemmas
- Hindi prefixes
- Marathi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Marathi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Marathi lemmas
- Marathi prefixes
- Nepali terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Nepali terms derived from Sanskrit
- Nepali lemmas
- Nepali prefixes
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit lemmas
- Sanskrit prefixes