ā-

See also: ā, ʻā, a-, á-, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a³³/

Prefix

ā-

  1. nominalizing prefix(It is used to alter the verb to noun or adjective. Verb citation is also done with the help of this 'ā')
    chi-work(verb)
    achi-your work(noun)
  2. authoritative or imperative prefix especially a command to do certain action.
    Chai ka tsak akiu ho
    Give me one thousand rupees/dolar
  3. second person possession prefix, used to denote your.
    Ajam atei lüno?
    Where is your house?

Tocharian B

Etymology

Either learned borrowing from Sanskrit आ- (ā-) or inherited directly from Proto-Indo-European.

Prefix

ā-

  1. near, away, down

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “ā-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 37
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