Prefixes
Verb Prefixes
Together and Apart
- सम्
sam
-
- with, together; completely, absolutely
- वि
vi
-
- divided, asunder, apart; different
Near and Far
- आ
ā
-
- near, toward, up to
- उप
upa
-
- toward, near next to; under, below
- अभि
abhi
-
- upon, over; toward, into [by, amphi-theater]
- अपि
api
-
- placing near, uniting with, reaching [epi-center]
- अप
apa
-
- away (from), off, without [apo-calypse]
- अव
ava
-
- down from, off, away
- परा
parā
-
- aside, away, off [para-noia]
Around
- परि
pari
-
- around, about; fully, beyond; away
Over and Under
- अति
ati
-
- beyond, over
- अधि
adhi
-
- above, over
- उद्
ud
-
- up, upward
- अनु
anu
-
- after, under, alongside
Inward and Outward
- नि
ni
-
- inward, within; down, back
- निस्
nis
-
- outward, without; out, forth
Forward and Backward
- प्र
pra
-
- forward, in front
- प्रति
prati
-
- back, again, opposite (to)
Good and Bad
- सु
su
-
- everything good (virtuous, beautiful, easy, well, …)
- दुस्
dus
-
- everything bad (evil, inferior, difficult, …)
Noun Prefixes
- अ
a
-
- not X (for nouns that start with consonants)
- अन्
an
-
- not X (for nouns that start with vowels)
- स
sa
-
- with X
