"ا-" meaning in All languages combined

See ا- on Wiktionary

Prefix [Urdu]

Forms: اـ [canonical], a- [alternative], अ- [Hindi], انـ [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Sanskrit अ- (a-). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ur|sa|अ-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit अ- (a-), {{inh+|ur|sa|अ-}} Inherited from Sanskrit अ- (a-) Head templates: {{head|ur|prefix|Hindi spelling|अ-|head=اـ|tr=a-}} اـ • (a-) (Hindi spelling अ-)
  1. A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc. Tags: morpheme

Alternative forms

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