ան-
ArmenianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Armenian ան- (an-), from Old Armenian ան- (an-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
PronunciationEdit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑn]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑn]
PrefixEdit
ան- • (an-)
- privative prefix, un-, -less
- forming the opposites of adjectives, un-, dis-, a-
- ան- (an-) + համաչափ (hamačʿapʿ, “symmetrical”) → անհամաչափ (anhamačʿapʿ, “asymmetric”)
- ան- (an-) + համաձայն (hamajayn, “concordant”) → անհամաձայն (anhamajayn, “discordant”)
Usage notesEdit
This is the most common negative prefix in Armenian.
SynonymsEdit
- ապ- (ap-)
Derived termsEdit
Middle ArmenianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Armenian ան- (an-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
PrefixEdit
ան- • (an-)
- without; -less
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Armenian: ան- (an-)
Old ArmenianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
PrefixEdit
ան- • (an-)
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Olsen, Birgit Anette (2017) , “Armenian”, in Mate Kapović, editor, The Indo-European Languages (Routledge Language Family Series), 2nd edition, London, New York: Routledge, page 426
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”).
PrefixEdit
ան- • (an-)
Usage notesEdit
Unproductive already in Old Armenian.
Derived termsEdit
- անդորր (andorr) (possibly)
- ամբառնամ (ambaṙnam), համբերեմ (hamberem), հանուր (hanur) (possibly, contaminated with (հ)ամ- ((h)am-), (հ)ան- ((h)an-))
ReferencesEdit
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period][1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 245