-ǎ

See also: ǎ, -ǎ-, -à, -á, -â, -ä, -ã, -ă, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Romani

Etymology

Compare Hindi -इयाँ (-iyā̃).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʲa/, /e̯a/

Suffix

-ǎ

1. (International Standard)
   1. Forms the nominative plural of oikoclitic nouns ending in -i

      ‎pani (“water”) + ‎-ǎ → ‎panǎ

      ‎ćhuri (“knife”) + ‎-ǎ → ‎ćhurǎ (“knives”)

   2. Forms the nominative plural of jotated consonantal oikoclitic feminine nouns

      ‎phen (“sister”) + ‎-ǎ → ‎phenǎ (“sisters”)

   3. Forms the accusative singular of oikoclitic animate nouns ending in -i
   4. Forms the accusative singular of jotated consonantal oikoclitic feminine animate nouns

Derived terms

• -ǎ-