ան-
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] invalid IPA characters (//[])
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /ɑn/ [ɑn] invalid IPA characters (//[])
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