आत्

Sanskrit

Etymology

Ablative of the pronominal base अ (a). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éy. Compare Avestan 𐬁𐬀𐬝‎ (āat̰, “so, then”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ːt̪/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɑːt̪/

Particle

आत् • (ā́t)

so, then, afterwards
also, then

Usage notes

Sometimes used to put emphasis on interrogative pronouns.

References

Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 134

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