அல்-

See also: -அல் and அல்

Tamil

Etymology

Compare -அல் (-al). See also இல்- (il-), whence இல்லை (illai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐl/
  • Audio:(file)

Particle

அல்- • (al-)

  1. the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs.

Derived terms

Conjugation forms.[1][2]
  • (1st person sg.) அல்லேன் (allēṉ)
  • (1st person pl.) அல்லேம் (allēm)
  • (2nd person sg.) அல்லை (allai)
  • (2nd person pl.) அல்லிர் (allir)
  • (3rd person sg. m) அல்லன் (allaṉ)
  • (3rd person pl. m) அல்லர் (allar)
  • (3rd person sg. f) அல்லள் (allaḷ)
  • (3rd person sg. n) அன்று (aṉṟu)
  • (3rd person pl. n) அல்ல (alla) (also for all persons and numbers)

Prefix

அல்- • (al-)

  1. added to nouns and verbs so as to negate its sense.
    ‎அல்- (al-) + ‎திணை (tiṇai, “class, type”) → ‎அஃறிணை (aḥṟiṇai, “no class, lower class, inanimate”).

Derived terms

Tamil terms prefixed with அல்-
அன்று
அல்லறம்
அல்ல
அஃறிணை
அன்மை
அன்மொழித்தொகை

References

  1. ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “234”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 22.
  2. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936), “அல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • Miron Winslow (1862), “அல்-”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt
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