inan

• IPA^(key): [ìꜛná̠n]

inan (Kana spelling イナン)

1. (interrogative) which, which one

inan

1. woman

• M. Taber, Toward a better understanding of the indigenous languages of southwestern Maluku. Oceanic Linguistics, 32:2, 389-441 (1993)

• IPA^(key): [ˈiː.naːn]

īnān (animate)

1. third-person singular possessive of nāntli; his, her or its mother.

inan

1. accusative singular of ina

• inen

From Proto-Germanic *inǭ, accusative singular masculine of *iz.

inan

1. accusative singular of er: him

• Middle High German: in, inen
  • Alemannic German: in
  • Cimbrian: in, inn (Sette Comuni)
  • German: ihn
  • Hunsrik: ihn

• iran

From Proto-Somaloid *ínàm m *ìnám f, possibly from Proto-Cushitic *ʔiŋ- (“child”).

Cognate with Rendille inam. Perhaps related to Daasanach iny (“son”), Konso inanta (“daughter”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔīnàn/

ínan m (definite inanki)

1. boy, son

• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈnán/

inán f (definite inanti)

1. girl, daughter

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, compare Nias ina and Tagalog ina.

inan

1. mother

inan

1. second-person singular imperative of inanmak