-आँ
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from stems with an intervocalic -m-, either primary one or secondarily originated from -p- or -v- (which develop via -ṽ- into -m-). The -m- is lost after having nasalized the following vowel. See -आ (-ā). [1]
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑ̃ː/, [ä̃ː]
Suffix
-आँ • (-ā̃) m
- suffix for some masculine nouns
Declension
Declension of -आँ (masc ind ā̃-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | -आँ -ā̃ | -एँ -ẽ |
| oblique | -एँ -ẽ | -ओं -õ |
| vocative | -एँ -ẽ | -ओं -õ |
References
- Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 7