ā-

ā-

up to, upwards, towards, near to, at, backwards, away, all round, intensely, until, as far as¹⁵

√buh	to pluck	abbuhati	plucks out, uproots
√lok	to look	āloketi	looks at, looks forward
√vaṭṭ	to turn	āvaṭṭati	reverts (to)
√bhā	to shine	ābhāti	shines, glows
√gam	to go	āgacchati	comes back
√har	to carry	āharati	brings back
√ñā	to know	ājānāti	knows, understands
√mant	to invite	āmantayati	calls, summons
√pucch	to ask	āpucchati	asks permission
√vah	to carry	āvahati	brings, transfers

The most common meanings are shown in bold, while forms that have not been seen in the text but are mentioned in some grammar books are shown in italics.