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Where does “ا-” come from?

ا- (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ا- (Urdu): A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc

Definitions

  1. A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc

Ancestry of “ا-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “ا-”

  • اشبھ
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