a-

1. (idiomatic, morpheme) Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.
2. (idiomatic, morpheme) Forming verbs with the sense of intensified action.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: a-

Inherited from Old English: ā-

Cognate with Old Saxon: a-

Cognate with German: er-

Inherited from Middle English: an

Inherited from Old English: an

Inherited from Old English: ġe-

In summary

From Middle English a- (“up, out, away”), from Old English ā-, originally *ar-, *or-, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out-”), from Proto-Indo-European *uds- (“up, out”). Cognate with Old Saxon a-, German er-.

Synonyms

a

🅰️

non-

-less

un-

im-

in-

Translations

غير

لا

🙅

a-

nie-