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ան-
ան-
Armenian
Prefix
ան- • (an-)
- Used to form adjectives from nouns meaning "without (the thing mentioned)"; -less.
- արցունք (arc’unk’) — tear
- անարցունք (arc’unk’) — tearless
- օժիտ (òžit) — dowry
- անօժիտ (anòžit) — without a dowry, portionless
- արցունք (arc’unk’) — tear
- Used to form the opposites of adjectives; un-, dis-.
- համաչափ (hamačap’) — symmetric
- անհամաչափ (anhamačap’) — asymmetric
- համաձայն (hamajayn) — concordant
- անհամաձայն (anhamajayn) — discordant
- համաչափ (hamačap’) — symmetric
Usage notes
This is the most common negative prefix in Armenian.
Derived terms
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Synonyms
- ապ- (ap-)
Middle Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian ան- (an-).
Prefix
ան- • (an-)
- without; -less
Derived terms
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Descendants
- Armenian: ան- (an-)
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
Prefix
ան- • (an-)
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”).
Prefix
ան- • (an-)
Usage notes
Unproductive already in Old Armenian.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Armenian_words_prefixed_with_%D5%A1%D5%B6-_(on)'>Old Armenian words prefixed with ան- (on)</a>
- անդորր (andorr) (possibly)
- ամբառնամ (ambaṙnam), համբերեմ (hamberem), հանուր (hanur) (possibly, contaminated with (հ)ամ- ((h)am-), (հ)ան- ((h)an-))
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 245