Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/a-

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Iranian

Alternative forms

*an-

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *a-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.

Prefix

*a-[1]

(added to nouns) not, un-, non-; lacking, -less
(added to adjectives) lacking, -less

Descendants

Avestan: 𐬀‎ (a)
Kurdish: na
Mazanderani: نا‎ (nâ)
Pashto: نا‎ (nâ)
Old Persian: 𐎠 (a)
- Middle Persian: (/a-/)
  Manichaean: 𐫀‎ (ʾ)
  Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾ)

References

Windfuhr, Gernot (2010) The Iranian Languages (Routledge Language Family Series), Oxon, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 168

[1] Windfuhr, Gernot (2010) The Iranian Languages (Routledge Language Family Series), Oxon, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 168