-аа

See also: аа, ая, а-а, а... а..., and Appendix:Variations of "aa"

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Suffix

-аа • (-aa) (complying with vowel harmony)

1. The imperfective participle suffix

Usage notes

• Even though this suffix belongs primarily to the participle conjugation denoting a past action that continues into the present, it is most commonly used in its negated form -аагүй (-aagüj) to make finite clauses with the meaning "haven't _____". It can also form rhetorical questions with interrogative particle юу and, more rarely, affirmative sentences (mostly байгаа (bajgaa), яваа (javaa)).

Etymology 2

Suffix

-аа • (-aa)

1. alternative form of -аан (-aan)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Mongolic *-xan/*-ban. See өөр (öör), *öxer.

Suffix

-аа • (-aa) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠠᠨ (ban)) (complying with vowel harmony)

1. one's own (reflexive suffix)
2. (attached to a converb) indicates that the subjects of the main and the subordinate clauses are the same.

Alternative forms

Reflexive Possession of Mongolian
After -C(V)	-ээ (-ee)	-өө (-öö)	-аа (-aa)	-оо (-oo)
After -Cь			-иа (-ia)	-ио (-io)
After -VV	-гээ (-gee)	-гөө (-göö)	-гаа (-gaa)	-гоо (-goo)

Etymology 4

Contains Proto-Mongolic *-a, a locative case suffix.

Suffix

-аа • (-aa) (Mongolian spelling ᠨ᠎ᠠ (n-a)) (complying with vowel harmony)

1. Forms locational adverbs from spatial roots

Etymology 5

Suffix

-аа • (-aa)

1. (causative suffix) Change intransitive verbs to transitive verbs.

Derived terms

Mongolian terms suffixed with -аа

See also

• -р (-r)
• -на (-na)
• -гш (-gš)
• -уур (-uur)