An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Prefix meaning “not.”

Etymology (EN): From Gk. a-, an- “not,” compare with O.Pers./Av. a-, an- “not, without,” Skt. a-, an- “not,” L. in-, a variant of PIE *ne- “not”.

Etymology (PE): A-, an-, from O.Pers./Av. negation prefix appearing before consonants and vowels respectively.
A couple of examples in Mod.Pers.: amordâd “immortality, name of the fifth month in the Iranian calendar,” anušé; “fortunate, happy,” anirani “non Iranian,” âhu “vice, defect,” âsoqdé “unburnt, half-burnt wood.”
Bi- privative prefix, from Mid.Pers. abi-, O.Pers. *apaiy-, Av. apa-.
Nâ- negation prefix “not, no,” Mid.Pers. ne, O.Pers. naiy, Av. na-, (particle of negation noit), Skt. na-, (ned), Gk. né- “not,” L. ne-, in-, un-, PIE *ne-.