आत्

Sanskrit

Etymology

Ablative of the pronominal base अ (a). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éy. Compare Avestan 𐬁𐬀𐬝 (āat̰, “so, then”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ːt/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑːt̪/

Particle

आत् • (ā́t)

1. so, then, afterwards
2. also, then

Usage notes

Sometimes used to put emphasis on interrogative pronouns.

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “आत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 134.