अन-

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ən/, [ɐ̃n]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀡- (aṇa-), from Sanskrit अन्- (an-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”). Distant cognate with English un- and Latin in-.

Prefix

अन- • (an-) (Urdu spelling انـ)

a negating prefix: non-, un-, a-, an-
‎अन- (an-) + ‎कहा (kahā, “said”) → ‎अनकहा (anakhā, “unsaid, unspoken”)

Usage notes

This is used in tadbhav words.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्- (an-).

Prefix

अन- • (an-) (Urdu spelling انـ)

Alternative form of अ- (a-) used in front of vowels

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with अन-

Marathi

Alternative forms

अ- (a-) — before consonants

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अन- (ana-).

Prefix

अन- • (an-)

A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc.

Usage notes

This form is used before words that begin with vowels.

Derived terms

Marathi terms prefixed with अन-

Nepali

Alternative forms

अ- (a-) — before consonants

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अन- (ana-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʌn‿]
Phonetic Devanagari: अन्

Prefix

अन- • (an-)

A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc.

Usage notes

This form is used before words that begin with vowels.

Derived terms

Nepali terms prefixed with अन-

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

অন- (Assamese script)
ᬅᬦ- (Balinese script)
অন- (Bengali script)
𑰀𑰡- (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀅𑀦- (Brahmi script)
အန- (Burmese script)
અન- (Gujarati script)
ਅਨ- (Gurmukhi script)
𑌅𑌨- (Grantha script)
ꦄꦤ- (Javanese script)
𑂃𑂢- (Kaithi script)
ಅನ- (Kannada script)
អន- (Khmer script)
ອນ- (Lao script)
അന- (Malayalam script)
ᠠᠨᠠ᠊ (Manchu script)
𑘀𑘡- (Modi script)
ᠠᠨᠠ᠊ (Mongolian script)
𑦠𑧁- (Nandinagari script)
𑐀𑐣- (Newa script)
ଅନ- (Odia script)
ꢂꢥ- (Saurashtra script)
𑆃𑆤- (Sharada script)
𑖀𑖡- (Siddham script)
අන- (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩯- (Soyombo script)
𑚀𑚝- (Takri script)
அந- (Tamil script)
అన- (Telugu script)
อน- (Thai script)
ཨ་ན- (Tibetan script)
𑒁𑒢- (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨝- (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”) when followed by laryngeal and a vowel: that is, in an open syllable of the n̥HV- form. Compare Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.n̪ɐ/

Prefix

अन- • (ana-)

Alternative form of अ- (a-)