अन
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ana (Latin script)
- 𑀅𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- অন (Bengali script)
- අන (Sinhalese script)
- အန or ဢၼ (Burmese script)
- อน or อะนะ (Thai script)
- ᩋᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ອນ or ອະນະ (Lao script)
- អន (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄚 (Chakma script)
Etymology 1
Verb
अन
- imperative active second-person singular of anati (“to breathe”)
Etymology 2
Noun
अन n
- Devanagari script form of ana (“cart”)
Declension
Declension table of "अन" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | अनं (anaṃ) | अनानि (anāni) |
| Accusative (second) | अनं (anaṃ) | अनानि (anāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | अनेन (anena) | अनेहि (anehi) or अनेभि (anebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | अनस्स (anassa) or अनाय (anāya) or अनत्थं (anatthaṃ) | अनानं (anānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | अनस्मा (anasmā) or अनम्हा (anamhā) or अना (anā) | अनेहि (anehi) or अनेभि (anebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | अनस्स (anassa) | अनानं (anānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | अनस्मिं (anasmiṃ) or अनम्हि (anamhi) or अने (ane) | अनेसु (anesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | अन (ana) | अनानि (anāni) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- অন (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬦ (Balinese script)
- অন (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- အန (Burmese script)
- અન (Gujarati script)
- ਅਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಅನ (Kannada script)
- អន (Khmer script)
- ອນ (Lao script)
- അന (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଅନ (Odia script)
- ꢂꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖡 (Siddham script)
- අන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚝 (Takri script)
- அந (Tamil script)
- అన (Telugu script)
- อน (Thai script)
- ཨ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root अन् (an), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Cognate with Latin animus.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ.nɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐ.n̪ɐ/
Noun
अ॒न • (aná) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अ॒नः (anáḥ) | अ॒नौ (anáu) अ॒ना¹ (anā́¹) |
अ॒नाः (anā́ḥ) अ॒नासः॑¹ (anā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | अ॒नम् (anám) | अ॒नौ (anáu) अ॒ना¹ (anā́¹) |
अ॒नान् (anā́n) |
| instrumental | अ॒नेन॑ (anéna) | अ॒नाभ्या॑म् (anā́bhyām) | अ॒नैः (anáiḥ) अ॒नेभिः॑¹ (anébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | अ॒नाय॑ (anā́ya) | अ॒नाभ्या॑म् (anā́bhyām) | अ॒नेभ्यः॑ (anébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अ॒नात् (anā́t) | अ॒नाभ्या॑म् (anā́bhyām) | अ॒नेभ्यः॑ (anébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अ॒नस्य॑ (anásya) | अ॒नयोः॑ (anáyoḥ) | अ॒नाना॑म् (anā́nām) |
| locative | अ॒ने (ané) | अ॒नयोः॑ (anáyoḥ) | अ॒नेषु॑ (anéṣu) |
| vocative | अन॑ (ána) | अनौ॑ (ánau) अना॑¹ (ánā¹) |
अनाः॑ (ánāḥ) अना॑सः¹ (ánāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- प्राण (prāṇá)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “अन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 24.