ـا

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Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic ـًا (-an).

Suffix

ـاً (-an)

  1. Used to form adverbs from nouns or adjectives.
Usage notes
  • This suffix mostly occurs with Arabic loanwords, but it is used somewhat peculiarly in Persian. Firstly, it also written out after words which, in Arabic, end in the feminine suffix ـَة (-a), e.g. نسبتاً (nesbatan, relatively). More importantly, it may at times occur with native Persian words, e.g. ناچاراً (nâčâran, inevitably), زوراً (zuran, forcefully), گاهاً (gâhan, sometimes).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?
Dari reading?
Iranian reading?
Tajik reading?

Suffix

ـا ()

  1. an adjective forming suffix
  2. a noun forming suffix
See also

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?
Dari reading?
Iranian reading?
Tajik reading?

Suffix

ـا ()

  1. (chiefly literary) a vocative suffix
    Alternative form: ـیا (-yâ) (following a vowel)
    خداونداxodâvandâO Lord!