आ-

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आ- (ā-), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”). Distant cognate with English at and Latin ad- (whence French a-).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː/, [äː]

Prefix

आ- • (ā-)

1. (non-productive) a prefix found in many Sanskrit learned borrowings, meaning "towards", "near", or "up to"; ad-, in-

   ‎आ- (ā-) + ‎प्रवास (pravās, “migration, emigration”) → ‎आप्रवास (āpravās, “immigration”)

2. up to, as far as, until

   ‎आ- (ā-) + ‎जीवन (jīvan, “life”) → ‎आजीवन (ājīvan, “for life, lifelong”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with आ-

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आ-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আ- (Assamese script)
• ᬆ- (Balinese script)
• আ- (Bengali script)
• 𑰁- (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆- (Brahmi script)
• အာ- (Burmese script)
• આ- (Gujarati script)
• ਆ- (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆- (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴ- (Javanese script)
• 𑂄- (Kaithi script)
• ಆ- (Kannada script)
• អា- (Khmer script)
• ອາ- (Lao script)
• ആ- (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠ᠊ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁- (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗ᠊ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡- (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁- (Newa script)
• ଆ- (Odia script)
• ꢃ- (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄- (Sharada script)
• 𑖁- (Siddham script)
• ආ- (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛- (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁- (Takri script)
• ஆ- (Tamil script)
• ఆ- (Telugu script)
• อา- (Thai script)
• ཨཱ- (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂- (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊- (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the postposition/preposition आ (ā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɑː/

Prefix

आ- • (ā-)

1. ad-

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms prefixed with आ-