अन-

See also: अन, अनै, अन्, and अनि

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ən/, [ɐ̃n]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀡- (aṇa-), from Sanskrit अन्- (an-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”). Distant cognate with English un- and Latin in-.

Prefix

अन- • (an-) (Urdu spelling انـ)

1. a negating prefix: non-, un-, a-, an-

   ‎अन- (an-) + ‎कहा (kahā, “said”) → ‎अनकहा (anakhā, “unsaid, unspoken”)

Usage notes

This is used in tadbhav words.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्- (an-).

Prefix

अन- • (an-) (Urdu spelling انـ)

1. Alternative form of अ- (a-) used in front of vowels

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with अन-

Marathi

Alternative forms

• अ- (a-) — before consonants

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अन- (ana-).

Prefix

अन- • (an-)

1. A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc.

Usage notes

This form is used before words that begin with vowels.

Derived terms

Marathi terms prefixed with अन-

Nepali

Alternative forms

• अ- (a-) — before consonants

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अन- (ana-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌn‿]
• Phonetic Devanagari: अन्

Prefix

अन- • (an-)

1. A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc.

Usage notes

This form is used before words that begin with vowels.

Derived terms

Nepali terms prefixed with अन-

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অন- (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬦ- (Balinese script)
• অন- (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰡- (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀦- (Brahmi script)
• အန- (Burmese script)
• અન- (Gujarati script)
• ਅਨ- (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌨- (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦤ- (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂢- (Kaithi script)
• ಅನ- (Kannada script)
• អន- (Khmer script)
• ອນ- (Lao script)
• അന- (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠨᠠ᠊ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘡- (Modi script)
• ᠠᠨᠠ᠊ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧁- (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐣- (Newa script)
• ଅନ- (Odia script)
• ꢂꢥ- (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆤- (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖡- (Siddham script)
• අන- (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩯- (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚝- (Takri script)
• அந- (Tamil script)
• అన- (Telugu script)
• อน- (Thai script)
• ཨ་ན- (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒢- (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨝- (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”) when followed by laryngeal and a vowel: that is, in an open syllable of the n̥HV- form. Compare Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.n̪ɐ/

Prefix

अन- • (ana-)

1. Alternative form of अ- (a-)