-आव

Hindi

Etymology

Possibly a deverbal of the causative suffix -आना (-ānā), which, in Old Hindi, had a -v- in many forms, like the Old Hindi -आवै (-āvai, first-person), from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀺 (-āvedi) (compare Marathi -आवणे (-āvṇe)).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑːʋ/, [äːʋ]

Suffix

-आव • (-āv)

  1. forms abstract nouns from adjectives, or nouns referring to someone or something that conforms to the adjective's description; -ity
    अलग (alag, different) + -आव (-āv)अलगाव (algāv, difference)
  2. forms abstract nouns from verbs, or nouns referring to someone or something that conforms to the verb's description
    ठहरना (ṭhaharnā, to stop) + -आव (-āv)ठहराव (ṭhahrāv, stopping, an obstacle)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -आव
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.