ā-

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See also: ā, ʻā, a-, á-, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

Prefix

ā-

  1. (Patsho) nominalizing prefix(It is used to alter the verb to noun or adjective. Verb citation is also done with the help of this 'ā')
    chi-work(verb)
    achi-your work(noun)
  2. (Patsho) authoritative or imperative prefix especially a command to do certain action.
    chai ka tsak akiu ho
    give me one thousand rupees/dolar
  3. (Patsho) second person possession prefix, used to denote your.
    ajam atei lüno?
    where is your house?

Tocharian B

Etymology

Either learned borrowing from Sanskrit आ- (ā-) or inherited directly from Proto-Indo-European.

Prefix

ā-

  1. near, away, down

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ā-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 37
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