"-আ" meaning in Bengali

See -আ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /a/ (note: Rarh), [ˈaˑ] (note: Rarh), /a/ (note: Dhaka), [ˈaˑ] (note: Dhaka) Forms: -a [alternative]
Etymology: For: * Sanskritic borrowings and formations, from Sanskrit -आ (-ā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-aH, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂. * Arabic and Persian borrowings, from Arabic ـَة (-a) (and some via Classical Persian ـه (-a)), from Proto-Semitic *-at, from Proto-Afroasiatic *-Vt. Etymology templates: {{bor|bn|sa|-आ}} Sanskrit -आ (-ā), {{der|bn|iir-pro|*-aH}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *-aH, {{der|bn|ine-pro|*-eh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂, {{bor|bn|ar|ـَة}} Arabic ـَة (-a), {{bor|bn|fa-cls|ـه|tr=-a}} Classical Persian ـه (-a), {{der|bn|sem-pro|*-at-|*-at}} Proto-Semitic *-at, {{der|bn|afa-pro|*-t|*-Vt}} Proto-Afroasiatic *-Vt Head templates: {{head|bn|suffix}} -আ • (-a)
  1. feminine suffix Tags: feminine, morpheme, suffix Synonyms: -ঈ, -ইনী, -আনী, -নী
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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        "3": "ـه",
        "tr": "-a"
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      "expansion": "Classical Persian ـه (-a)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
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      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *-at",
      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "For:\n* Sanskritic borrowings and formations, from Sanskrit -आ (-ā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-aH, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂.\n* Arabic and Persian borrowings, from Arabic ـَة (-a) (and some via Classical Persian ـه (-a)), from Proto-Semitic *-at, from Proto-Afroasiatic *-Vt.",
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    }
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      },
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  "lang_code": "bn",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bengali entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "অনাঘ্রাত (onaghrat) + -আ (-a) → অনাঘ্রাতা (onaghrata)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine suffix"
      ],
      "id": "en--আ-bn-suffix-PLuwUAwE",
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        {
          "word": "-ঈ"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ইনী"
        },
        {
          "word": "-আনী"
        },
        {
          "word": "-নী"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaˑ]",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaˑ]",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-আ"
}
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      },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
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        "3": "*-at-",
        "4": "*-at"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
        "2": "afa-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Afroasiatic *-Vt",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "For:\n* Sanskritic borrowings and formations, from Sanskrit -आ (-ā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-aH, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂.\n* Arabic and Persian borrowings, from Arabic ـَة (-a) (and some via Classical Persian ـه (-a)), from Proto-Semitic *-at, from Proto-Afroasiatic *-Vt.",
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    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "bn",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Bengali entries with incorrect language header",
        "Bengali lemmas",
        "Bengali suffixes",
        "Bengali terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        "feminine suffix"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "-ঈ"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ইনী"
        },
        {
          "word": "-আনী"
        },
        {
          "word": "-নী"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "morpheme",
        "suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaˑ]",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaˑ]",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-আ"
}

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