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

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

Prefix

आ- • (ā-)

  1. ad-

Derived terms
Sanskrit terms prefixed with आ-
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