Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/a-

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Iranian

Alternative forms

• *an-

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *a-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.

Prefix

*a-

1. (added to nouns) not, un-, non-; lacking, -less
2. (added to adjectives) lacking, -less

Descendants

• Avestan: 𐬀 (a)
• Old Persian: 𐎠 (a)
  • Middle Persian: (/⁠a-⁠/)

    Manichaean script: 𐫀 (ʾ)

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾ)