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.

Usage notes

Most of the conjugation forms are archaic except for அல்ல (alla) and அன்று (aṉṟu), which are mostly used in formal language.

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

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
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