आ-
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit आ- (ā-), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”). Distant cognate with English at and Latin ad- (whence French a-).
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
आ- • (ā-)
- (non-productive) a prefix found in many Sanskrit learned borrowings, meaning "towards", "near", or "up to"; ad-, in-
- up to, as far as, until
Derived terms edit
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आ-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- আ- (Assamese script)
- ᬆ- (Balinese script)
- আ- (Bengali script)
- 𑰁- (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀆- (Brahmi script)
- အာ- (Burmese script)
- આ- (Gujarati script)
- ਆ- (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌆- (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦴ- (Javanese script)
- 𑂄- (Kaithi script)
- ಆ- (Kannada script)
- អា- (Khmer script)
- ອາ- (Lao script)
- ആ- (Malayalam script)
- ᠠ᠊ᠠ᠊ (Manchu script)
- 𑘁- (Modi script)
- ᠠᢗ᠊ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦡- (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐁- (Newa script)
- ଆ- (Odia script)
- ꢃ- (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆄- (Sharada script)
- 𑖁- (Siddham script)
- ආ- (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩛- (Soyombo script)
- 𑚁- (Takri script)
- ஆ- (Tamil script)
- ఆ- (Telugu script)
- อา- (Thai script)
- ཨཱ- (Tibetan script)
- 𑒂- (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨊- (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From the postposition/preposition आ (ā).
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
आ- • (ā-)