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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

Etymology

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

Prefix

*a- [1]

  1. (added to nouns) not, un-, non-; lacking, -less
  2. (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
  1. Windfuhr, Gernot (2010) The Iranian Languages (Routledge Language Family Series), Oxon, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 168
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