Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑːn/, [ä̃ːn]

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit आणि (āṇi, axle-pin; boundary).[1]

Noun edit

आन (ānf (Urdu spelling آن)

  1. self-respect, dignity
    Synonyms: आत्मसम्मान (ātmasammān), (also "pride, ego") स्वाभिमान (svābhimān)
    • 1880 – 1936, Premchand, Nav-Nidhi :
      रानी-नहीं,उस पदार्थ के लिये जो संसार में सबसे अधिक मूल्यवान् है।
      बादशाह-वह क्या है?
      रानी-अपनी आन
      rānī-nahī̃,us padārth ke liye jo sansār mẽ sabse adhik mūlyavān hai.
      bādśāh-vah kyā hai?
      rānī-apnī ān.
      Queen: No, for the thing that is the most valuable in all existence.
      King: What is that?
      Queen: One's dignity.
  2. manner, custom
    Synonyms: रीति (rīti), रिवाज (rivāj), रस्म (rasma)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (aṇṇā), from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā). Doublet of आज्ञा (ājñā).[2]

Noun edit

आन (ānf (Urdu spelling آن)

  1. vow, promise
    Synonyms: प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā), क़सम (qasam), वादा (vādā)
Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āṇí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ājñā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press