ა-

See also: -ა, -ა-, ა, Ⴀ, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian აღ- (aɣ-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/
• Hyphenation: ა-

Preverb

ა- • (a-)

1. Indicates movement from low to high/down to up
2. Derives perfective verbs from imperfective ones
3. Makes the future tense from the present

Derived terms

• ამო- (amo-)

References

• Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ა-”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press

Laz

Prefix

ა- • (a-) (Latin spelling a-)

1. forms indirect transitive verbs expressing « action taken by targeting determined other person(s) »

   ‎ა- (a-) + ‎ბგარ- (bgar-, “to cry”) → ‎აბგარს (abgars, “he cries by targeting a determined person”)

2. potential mood marker

   ‎ა- (a-) + ‎ჭკომ- (ç̌ǩom-, “to eat”) → ‎აჭკომენ (aç̌ǩomen, “he can eat or he eats involuntarily”)

3. Function unknown・can not be replaced

   ‎ა- (a-) + ‎გ- (g-, “to encounter”) → ‎ნაგენ (nagen, “he encounters somebody unexpectedly”)