-आ

Hindi

Etymology

Sanskrit -आ (-ā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑː/

Suffix

-आ • (-ā)

  1. forms adjectives from nouns, showing a property
    ‎झूठ (jhūṭh, “lie”) + ‎-आ (-ā) → ‎झूठा (jhūṭhā, “false, fake, liar”)
    ‎भूख (bhūkh, “hunger”) + ‎-आ (-ā) → ‎भूखा (bhūkhā, “hungry, famished”)
  2. forms feminine form of the nouns
    ‎पुष्प (puṣp, “flower”) + ‎-आ (-ā) → ‎पुष्पा (puṣpā, “flower, female given name”)
  3. forms feminine form of the adjectives
    ‎हरित (harit, “green”) + ‎-आ (-ā) → ‎हरिता (haritā, “green”)
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