{"id":1476,"date":"2011-04-26T15:04:59","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T15:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=1476"},"modified":"2013-08-31T13:00:47","modified_gmt":"2013-08-31T13:00:47","slug":"prefix-%e0%a4%89%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%97-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/prefix-%e0%a4%89%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%97-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Prefixes in Hindi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prefix (\u0909\u092a\u0938\u0930\u094d\u0917)<\/strong> is a word that comes before the stem of a word, here a Hindi word. They are used to alter the meaning of a word. Study of prefixes is important as it can help us to determine the meaning of a given word.<\/p>\n

Let us explore the topic of prefix in more detail. Romanised spellings are given for all prefixes. Example words are given along with their meaning.<\/p>\n

In Hindi language, there are four types of prefix :<\/p>\n

1. \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0943\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u0909\u092a\u0938\u0930\u094d\u0917 (Prefixes from Sanskrit)<\/strong>
\nThese prefixes are taken from ancient Indian language, Sanskrit (mother of Hindi language).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Prefix<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMeaning<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nExample Words
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905 (a)<\/td>\n\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 (not)<\/td>\n\u0905\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928 (ignorance), \u0905\u092d\u093e\u0935 (lack)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0924\u093f (ati)<\/td>\n\u0905\u0927\u093f\u0915 (more, much)<\/td>\n\u0905\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 (Oppression), \u0905\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0927\u093f\u0915 (very much)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u094d\u0935 (sva)<\/td>\n\u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e (ours), \u0928\u093f\u091c\u0940 (private)<\/td>\n\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0926\u0947\u0936 (motherland), \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0924\u0928\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930 (self-rule)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f (prati)<\/td>\n\u0935\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0927 (against)<\/td>\n\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0947\u0915 (every), \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u0915\u0942\u0932 (opposite)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0935\u093f (vi)<\/td>\n\u0935\u093f\u0936\u0947\u0937 (special), \u0905\u0932\u0917 (different), \u0909\u0932\u094d\u091f\u093e (opposite)<\/td>\n\u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936 (foreign land), \u0935\u093f\u092d\u093e\u0917 (department)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938 (sa)<\/td>\n\u0938\u093e\u0925 (with)<\/td>\n\u0938\u092b\u0932 (successful), \u0938\u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 (with family)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0935 (av)<\/td>\n\u092c\u0941\u0930\u093e (bad), \u0928\u0940\u091a (mean)<\/td>\n\u0905\u0935\u0917\u0941\u0923 (bad attribute), \u0905\u0935\u0928\u0924\u093f (decline)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2.\u00a0 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0909\u092a\u0938\u0930\u094d\u0917 (Prefixes from Hindi) <\/strong>
\nThese prefixes are taken from Hindi language itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Prefix<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMeaning<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nExample Words
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0927 (ada)<\/td>\n\u0906\u0927\u093e (half)<\/td>\n\u0905\u0927\u092a\u0915\u093e (half cooked), \u0905\u0927\u092e\u0930\u093e (weak)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0928 (an)<\/td>\n\u0905\u092d\u093e\u0935 (lack), \u0928\u093f\u0937\u0947\u0927 (ban)<\/td>\n\u0905\u0928\u091c\u093e\u0928 (strange), \u0905\u0928\u092a\u0922\u093c (illiterate)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0928 (un)<\/td>\n\u090f\u0915 \u0915\u092e (one less)<\/td>\n\u0909\u0928\u0924\u0940\u0938 (29), \u0909\u0928\u0940\u0938 (19)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905 (a)<\/td>\n\u0905\u092d\u093e\u0935 (lack), \u0928\u093f\u0937\u0947\u0927 (ban)<\/td>\n\u0905\u091a\u0942\u0915 (unmistakable), \u0905\u091b\u0942\u0924 (untouchable)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0928\u093f (ni)<\/td>\n\u0928\u093f\u0937\u0947\u0927 (ban), \u0930\u0939\u093f\u0924 (without)<\/td>\n\u0928\u093f\u0915\u092e\u094d\u092e\u093e (unutilized), \u0928\u093f\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0925\u093e (unarmed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092d\u0930 (bhar)<\/td>\n\u092a\u0942\u0930\u093e (full, complete)<\/td>\n\u092d\u0930\u092a\u0947\u091f (full stomach), \u092d\u0930\u092a\u0942\u0930 (plentiful)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u0941 (du)<\/td>\n\u092c\u0941\u0930\u093e (bad), \u0939\u0940\u0928 (Inferior)<\/td>\n\u0926\u0941\u092c\u0932\u093e (lean, thin), \u0926\u0941\u0930\u094d\u092c\u0932 (weak)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

3. \u0909\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u0915\u0947 \u0909\u092a\u0938\u0930\u094d\u0917 (Prefixes from Urdu)<\/strong>
\nThese prefixes are from Urdu language which has a majority of derived words from Persian, Arabic and Turkish. Many Urdu words are interchangeably used in Hindi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Prefix<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMeaning<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nExample Words
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u092e (kam)<\/td>\n\u0925\u094b\u0921\u093e (less)<\/td>\n\u0915\u092e-\u0905\u0915\u093e\u0932 (less\/unintelligent)\u00a0 , \u0915\u092e\u091c\u094b\u0930 (weak),<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0928\u093e (na)<\/td>\n\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 (not), \u0905\u092d\u093e\u0935 (lack)<\/td>\n\u0928\u093e\u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 (unlikable), \u0928\u093e\u0932\u093e\u092f\u0915, \u0928\u093e\u0938\u092e\u091d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0947 (be)<\/td>\n\u0930\u0939\u093f\u0924 (without)<\/td>\n\u092c\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0917 (Immaculate), \u092c\u0947\u0915\u093e\u092c\u0942 (uncontrollable)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0926 (bad)<\/td>\n\u092c\u0941\u0930\u093e (bad)<\/td>\n\u092c\u0926\u0928\u093e\u092e (infamous), \u092c\u0926\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u092e\u0924 (unfortunate)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0916\u0941\u0936 (khush)<\/td>\n\u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e (good)<\/td>\n\u0916\u0941\u0936\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u092e\u0924 (fortunate), \u0916\u0941\u0936\u0916\u092c\u0930\u0940 (good news)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0939\u092e (hum)<\/td>\n\u0938\u093e\u0925 (with)<\/td>\n\u0939\u092e\u0909\u092e\u094d\u0930 (same age) , \u0939\u092e\u0926\u0930\u094d\u0926 (solidary)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0932\u093e (la)<\/td>\n\u0905\u092d\u093e\u0935 (lack), \u092c\u093f\u0928\u093e (without)<\/td>\n\u0932\u093e\u0907\u0932\u093e\u091c (incurable), \u0932\u093e\u092a\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0939 (careless)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

4. \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0943\u0924 \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u0909\u092a\u0938\u0930\u094d\u0917 (Sanskrit words used as prefixes)<\/strong>
\nThese prefixes are from Sanskrit word roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Prefix<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMeaning<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nExample Words
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0927: (adah)<\/td>\n\u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947 (under)<\/td>\n\u0905\u0927\u094b\u0917\u0924\u093f (declination), \u0905\u0927: \u092a\u0924\u0928 (premature end)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930 (antar)<\/td>\n\u0905\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0930 (inside)<\/td>\n\u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930\u093e\u0924\u094d\u092e\u093e (conscience) , \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f (international)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0906\u0935\u093f (aavi)<\/td>\n\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0915\u091f (visible, revealed)<\/td>\n\u0906\u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0930 (invention), \u0906\u0935\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092d\u093e\u0935 (emergence)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0941\u0928: (punh)<\/td>\n\u092b\u093f\u0930 (again)<\/td>\n\u092a\u0941\u0928\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0928\u092e (reincarnation), \u092a\u0941\u0928\u0930\u094d\u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0923 (reconstruction)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u0939 (sah)<\/td>\n\u0938\u093e\u0925 (with)<\/td>\n\u0938\u0939\u092a\u093e\u0920\u0940 (classmate), \u0938\u0939\u092f\u094b\u0917 (support)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0928 (na)<\/td>\n\u0905\u092d\u093e\u0935 (lack)<\/td>\n\u0928\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0915 (atheist), \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093f (endless)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938 (sa)<\/td>\n\u0938\u0939\u093f\u0924 (with)<\/td>\n\u0938\u0939\u0930\u094d\u0937 (with happiness), \u0938\u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 (with family)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prefix (\u0909\u092a\u0938\u0930\u094d\u0917) is a word that comes before the stem of a word, here a Hindi word. They are used to alter the meaning of a word. Study of prefixes is important as it can help us to determine the meaning of a given word. Let us explore the topic of prefix in more detail…<\/p>\n

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