आ-

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Hindi

Etymology

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

Prefix

आ- • (ā-)

  1. (non-productive) a prefix found in many Sanskrit learned borrowings, meaning "towards", "near", or "up to"; ad-, in-
    ‎आ- (ā-) + ‎प्रवास (pravās, “migration, emigration”) → ‎आप्रवास (āpravās, “immigration”)
  2. up to, as far as, until
    ‎आ- (ā-) + ‎जीवन (jīvan, “life”) → ‎आजीवन (ājīvan, “for life, lifelong”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with आ-

References

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
    Sanskrit आ (ā)
    Sanskrit आ- (ā-)

    From the postposition/preposition आ (ā).

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    आ- • (ā-)

    1. ad-

    Derived terms

    Sanskrit terms prefixed with आ-
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