-आव

Hindi

Etymology

Possibly a deverbal of the causative suffix -आना (-ānā), which, in Old Hindi, had a -v- in many forms, like the Old Hindi -आवै (-āvai, first-person), from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀺 (-āvedi) (compare Marathi -आवणे (-āvṇe)).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑːʋ/, [äːʋ]

Suffix

-आव • (-āv)

1. forms abstract nouns from adjectives, or nouns referring to someone or something that conforms to the adjective's description; -ity

   ‎अलग (alag, “different”) + ‎-आव (-āv) → ‎अलगाव (algāv, “difference”)

2. forms abstract nouns from verbs, or nouns referring to someone or something that conforms to the verb's description

   ‎ठहरना (ṭhaharnā, “to stop”) + ‎-आव (-āv) → ‎ठहराव (ṭhahrāv, “stopping, an obstacle”)

Declension

Declension of -आव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	-आव -āv	-आव -āv
oblique	-आव -āv	-आवों -āvõ
vocative	-आव -āv	-आवो -āvo

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -आव