-आँ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from stems with an intervocalic -m-, either primary one or secondarily originated from -p- or -v- (which develop via -ṽ- into -m-). The -m- is lost after having nasalized the following vowel. See -आ (-ā). ^[1]

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ː/, [ä̃ː]

Suffix

-आँ • (-ā̃) m

suffix for some masculine nouns

Declension

Declension of -आँ (masc ind ā̃-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	-आँ -ā̃	-एँ -ẽ
oblique	-एँ -ẽ	-ओं -õ
vocative	-एँ -ẽ	-ओं -õ

References

^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 7

[1] Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 7

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