आत्
Sanskrit edit
Etymology edit
Ablative of the pronominal base अ (a). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éy. Compare Avestan 𐬁𐬀𐬝 (āat̰, “so, then”).
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
आत् • (ā́t)
- so, then, afterwards
- also, then
Usage notes edit
Sometimes used to put emphasis on interrogative pronouns.
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “आत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 134.