अन-

See also: अन, अनै, अन्, and अनि

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ən/, [ɐ̃n]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit अ- (a-) and अन्- (an-).

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

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

Prefix

अन- • (ana-)

  1. Alternative form of अ- (a-)
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