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ana

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"

English

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Etymology 1

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Formed from the Latin suffix -ana; compare ism (from -ism), itis (from -itis), phobia (from -phobia).

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Noun

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ana (plural anas)

  1. A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table
    • 1803, publisher's advertisement in Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson, Page 8
      The FRENCH ANAS, or Selections from the best of the French Anas, interspersed with biographical sketches. In three elegant Volumes, small 8vo. price 15s. boards
    • 2008, Kevin J. Hayes, The road to Monticello: The life and mind of Thomas Jefferson:
      Jefferson was aware of the literary tradition of anas, which extended back at least as far as Athenaeus's Dipnosophistarum, a delightful collection of table talk from ancient times covering a variety of subjects including law, literature, medicine, and philosophy.

Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “of each”).

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ana (not comparable)

  1. (in prescriptions) Of each; an equal quantity.
    wine and honey, ana [or contracted to aa] / ij
    of wine and honey, each, two ounces
    • 1599, Oswaldus Gabelhouer, translated by Charles Battus and A. M., The Boock of Physicke: […], Dort: […] Isaack Caen, page 116, column 2:
      Take Sugrede Coriandre ſeedes 3 qv. of an ovvnce, deſcidede liqveriſh ℥ [?]. Calmus, redd Roſes, ana a q. of an ounce, Cĩnamone 3 qv. of an ounce, Ginger, cloves, Mace, Nuttmegges, ana a q. of an oũce, all vvhich being contunded together, & as much Suger mixede thervvith, as ther is of the other poulder, or accordinge as vve deſire the dulcor therof, vve muſt in the morning faſting, or one hovver before ſuppervſe heerof.
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  • (of each): aa (abbreviation)

Etymology 3

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Clipping of anorexia; intentionally formed to resemble the given name Ana as form of personification and coded language. Compare mia.

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ana (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, slang) Anorexia (used especially by the pro-ana movement).
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Etymology 4

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Ancient Greek; see ana-.

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ana (comparative more ana, superlative most ana)

  1. In a direction analogous to up, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
    • 1985, Rudy von Bitter Rucker, The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes, page 43:
      Your right half would move ana, let us say, and your left half would move kata. The two halves would, in their parallel spaces, move past the plane of rotation, and then they would swing back into our space.
    • 2005, Animation journal, volumes 13-15:
      Added to the conventional FPS control keys are two extra keys that move the player in ana and kata direction in 4d space. If you go in this extra direction the space around you changes, the room transforms.
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Etymology 5

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Hindi; see anna.

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Noun

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ana (plural anas)

  1. Alternative form of anna (“a former subdivision of the rupee”)

Anagrams

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Akkadian

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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ana (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (place, people) to, toward, onto
    𒈦 𒆬𒌓𒊭 𒀀𒈾 𒀀𒄭𒉌 𒍣𒄴𒊑𒅎 𒉌𒆠𒅖
    [mišil kaspīša ana aḫīni ṣeḫrim niqīš]
    MAŠ KUG.BABBAR-ša a-na a-ḫi-ni ṣe-eḫ-ri-im ni-qi₂-iš
    We gave half of her silver to our young(est) brother.
  2. (time) for
  3. (time) within
  4. (purpose) for, in order to, in favor of

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁹 (DIŠ) (from Middle Babylonian on)
  • 𒉆 (NAM) (rare)

References

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  • “ana”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

Alabama

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ana

  1. me

Ambonese Malay

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Noun

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ana (plural ana-ana or anana)

  1. child

Aneme Wake

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Noun

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ana

  1. tree

Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic ана
Abjad آنا

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *ana or *eńe (“mother”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (ana, “mother”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɑˈnɑ]
  • Audio (Baku):(file)
  • Hyphenation: a‧na

Noun

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ana (definite accusative ananı, plural analar)

  1. mother
    Synonym: mama
    Hyponyms: valideyn (“parent”), ata-ana (“parents”)
    Coordinate term: ata (“father”)

Declension

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    Declension of ana
singular plural
nominative ana
 analar
definite accusative ananı
 anaları
dative anaya
 analara
locative anada
 analarda
ablative anadan
 analardan
definite genitive ananın
 anaların
    Possessive forms of ana
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) anam analarım
sənin (“your”) anan anaların
onun (“his/her/its”) anası anaları
bizim (“our”) anamız analarımız
sizin (“your”) ananız analarınız
onların (“their”) anası or anaları anaları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) anamı analarımı
sənin (“your”) ananı analarını
onun (“his/her/its”) anasını analarını
bizim (“our”) anamızı analarımızı
sizin (“your”) ananızı analarınızı
onların (“their”) anasını or analarını analarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) anama analarıma
sənin (“your”) anana analarına
onun (“his/her/its”) anasına analarına
bizim (“our”) anamıza analarımıza
sizin (“your”) ananıza analarınıza
onların (“their”) anasına or analarına analarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) anamda analarımda
sənin (“your”) ananda analarında
onun (“his/her/its”) anasında analarında
bizim (“our”) anamızda analarımızda
sizin (“your”) ananızda analarınızda
onların (“their”) anasında or analarında analarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) anamdan analarımdan
sənin (“your”) anandan analarından
onun (“his/her/its”) anasından analarından
bizim (“our”) anamızdan analarımızdan
sizin (“your”) ananızdan analarınızdan
onların (“their”) anasından or analarından analarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) anamın analarımın
sənin (“your”) ananın analarının
onun (“his/her/its”) anasının analarının
bizim (“our”) anamızın analarımızın
sizin (“your”) ananızın analarınızın
onların (“their”) anasının or analarının analarının

Further reading

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  • “ana” in Obastan.com.

Chichewa

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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aná class 2

  1. plural of mwana

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *ana.

Noun

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ana

  1. mother, mom
    Synonyms: abay, anay, nene

Declension

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Declension of ana
singular plural
nominative ana analar
genitive ananıñ analarnıñ
dative anağa analarğa
accusative ananı analarnı
locative anada analarda
ablative anadan analardan

References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • “ana”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Cypriot Arabic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Pronoun

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ana m sg or f sg

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

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Cypriot Arabic personal pronouns
Isolated nominative pronouns
singular plural
1st person ana naxni
2nd person m int intu
f inti
3rd person m uo, o1 innen, enne1
f ie, e1
1. Used as a copula.

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  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 146

Czech

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Pronoun

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ana

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of ona

Dongxiang

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ana.

Compare Bonan aane, Karakhanid اَنا (ana), Uyghur ئانا (ana), Western Yugur ana, Turkish ana.

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ana

  1. mom, mama
    Chi matei anane bayasigvasenu, anachi tade baer lie ogine.
    No matter how much you make your mother happy, she will not give you money.

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Gothic

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Romanization

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ana

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *qana. Cognate to Maori ana, Samoan ana.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.na/, [ˈɐ.nə]

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ana

  1. cave, cavern

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Ibanag

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, from Proto-Austronesian *aNak.

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anâ

  1. child; offspring

Icelandic

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ana (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative anaði, supine anað)

  1. to rush on, barge into

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

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ana

  1. (colloquial) Synonym of saya
  2. (colloquial) Synonym of aku

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  • Usually used by Arab descendants, Arabs or Islamic scholars and preacher in Islamic teaching community.

Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish anai m pl (“wealth, riches, prosperity”).

Noun

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ana m (genitive singular ana)

  1. (literary) wealth, prosperity
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Declension of ana

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative ana
Vocative a ana
Genitive ana
Dative ana

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an t-ana
Genitive an ana
Dative leis an ana

don ana

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ana f (genitive singular ana, nominative plural anaí)

  1. spell of fine weather
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Declension of ana

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ana anaí
Vocative a ana a anaí
Genitive ana anaí
Dative ana anaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ana na hanaí
Genitive na hana na n-anaí
Dative leis an ana

don ana

leis na hanaí

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ana n-ana hana t-ana
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Italian

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Adverb

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ana

  1. (medicine) ana (in equal quantities)

Japanese

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Romanization

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ana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あな

Javanese

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ana

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦤ

Kambera

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *aNak. Cognate with Indonesian anak, etc.

Noun

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ana

  1. child

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  • paana (“to give birth to”)

Kaxuyana

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *apina. Compare Ye'kwana nña, Trió anja, Wayana emna, Waiwai amna.

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ana

  1. we (exclusive)

References

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  • Spike Gildea, On Reconstructing Grammar: Comparative Cariban Morphosyntax

Laboya

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *aNak. Cognate with Indonesian anak, etc.

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ana

  1. child (one's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; a son or daughter).

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References

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  • Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “ana”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 5

Lithuanian

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anà f sg

  1. nominative/instrumental feminine singular of anas

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anà

  1. there (it) is
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Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

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ana (Jawi spelling انا)

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

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Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard saya / ساي
aku/ku- / اکو / كو- (informal/towards God)
-ku / -كو (informal possessive)
hamba / همبا (dated) 		kami / کامي (exclusive)
kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive)
kita / کيت (inclusive)
royal beta / بيتا
2nd person standard kamu / کامو
anda / اندا (formal)
engkau/kau- / اڠکاو/ كاو- (informal/towards God)
awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger)
-mu / -مو (possessive) 		awak semua / اوق سموا
kamu semua / كامو سموا
kalian / کالين (informal)
kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal)
royal tuanku / توانكو
3rd person standard dia / دي
ia / اي
beliau / بلياو (honorific)
-nya / -ڽ (possessive) 		mereka / مريک
dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal)
royal baginda / بݢيندا

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *qana. Cognate to Samoan ana.

Noun

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ana

  1. cave

Maranao

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Noun

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ana

  1. guest
    Synonyms: banto, ma'ana

Murui Huitoto

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ na. Cognates include Minica Huitoto ana and Nüpode Huitoto ana.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈana]
  • Hyphenation: a‧na

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ana

  1. down, below

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References

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  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[3] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 25
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎[4], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 307

Northern Kurdish

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ana (Arabic spelling ئانا)

  1. Alternative form of niha (“now”)

References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ana”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 8

Old English

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Adjective

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āna

  1. sole
  2. alone
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "St. Benedict, Abbot"
      Gang nū tō mynstre ġif þū mæġe, and mē āna forlǣt.
      Now go to the monastery if you can, and leave me alone.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Beginning of Creation"
      Þa cwæð God, "Nis na gedafenlic þæt þes man āna beo, and næbbe nænne fultum; ac uton gewyrcan him gemacan, him to fultume and to frofre."
      Then said God, "It is not fitting that this man be alone, and have no help; now let us make him a mate for help and comfort."
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Beginning of Creation"
      He is Ealdor and Scyppend ealra gódnyssa and sibbe, and he foresende his acennednysse ungewunelice sibbe, forðan ðe næfre næs swilc sibb ær þam fyrste on middangearde, swilc swa wæs on his gebyrde-tide, swa þæt eall middangeard wæs anes mannes rice underðeod, and eal mennisc him ānum cynelic gafol ageaf.
      He is Prince and Author of all things good and of peace, and he sent before his birth unwonted peace, for never was there such peace before that period in the world, as there was at the time of his birth; so that all the world was subjected to the empire of one man, and all mankind paid royal tribute to him alone.
  3. by itself
  4. only

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Declension of āna — Weak only
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative āna āne āne
Accusative ānan ānan āne
Genitive ānan ānan ānan
Dative ānan ānan ānan
Instrumental ānan ānan ānan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ānan ānan ānan
Accusative ānan ānan ānan
Genitive ānra, ānena ānra, ānena ānra, ānena
Dative ānum ānum ānum
Instrumental ānum ānum ānum

Old High German

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Etymology 1

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Equivalent to a feminine form of ano (“grandfather”), related to Proto-Germanic *anô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-. Akin to Latin anus (“old woman”), Old Prussian ane (“grandmother”), etc.

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ana f

  1. grandmother
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  • ano (“grandfather”)
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  • Middle High German: ane

Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic *ana, whence also Old English on, Old Norse á.

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ana

  1. at
  2. on

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ana

  1. onwards
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  • Middle High German: ane, an
    • Cimbrian: å
    • German: an
    • Hunsrik: aan
    • Luxembourgish: un
    • Pennsylvania German: aa
    • Yiddish: אָן (on)

Pali

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Alternative forms

Etymology 1

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Verb

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ana

  1. imperative active second-person singular of anati (“to breathe”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ana n[1]

  1. cart[1]
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Declension table of "ana" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)anaṃanāni
Accusative (second)anaṃanāni
Instrumental (third)anenaanehi or anebhi
Dative (fourth)anassa or anāya or anatthaṃanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)anasmā or anamhā or anāanehi or anebhi
Genitive (sixth)anassaanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)anasmiṃ or anamhi or aneanesu
Vocative (calling)anaanāni

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 31.

Rapa Nui

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.na/
  • Hyphenation: a‧na

Particle

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ana

  1. Introduces the irrealis mood.

References

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  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 56
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎[5], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 546

Rukai

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Conjunction

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ana

  1. if

Salar

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Etymology

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Cognate with Turkish ana (“mother”).

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Noun

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ana (3rd person possessive anası, plural analar)

  1. (dated) girl
    Synonym: gız
    • 2004, “Men yıraxdan gelğende”, 阿布都·卡德尔 [Abdu Qadır] (lyrics), 阿布都·卡德尔 [Abdu Qadır] (music)‎[6]performed by 伊利亚斯·铁克 [İlyas Teck]:
      Asmanda bulut yerde duman,
      Ananıñ göñlüni bilmaci,
      Gök almanı gilla tadaci,
      Bir ağız yise acı irari. (Ili Salar)
      Cloud in the sky fog on the ground,
      I can't figure out the girl's mind.
      I pulled off the green apple in a hurry.
      If you eat a little, it tastes bitter.
  2. daughter

References

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  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “ana”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 288
  • 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985) “ana”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎[7], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, pages 4, 20
  • The template Template:R:slr:Ölmez does not use the parameter(s): 
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  • 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2014) “ana”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎[8], 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 (Social Science Literature Press), →ISBN, page 109
  • 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “ana”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 191

Samogitian

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *ona, specifically borrowed from Russian она́ (oná). Likely unrelated to Lithuanian anas.

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ana (masculine counterpart ons)

  1. third-person masculine singular pronoun: she

References

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  • “Žemaičių Žodynas”, in Žemaičių žemė‎[9] (overall work in Lithuanian), 2012, page 16: “Ana — ji”

Scots

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Adverb

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ana (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of an a'

Swahili

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ana

  1. inflection of -wa na:
    1. third-person singular present affirmative
    2. m-wa class subject inflected singular present affirmative

Swedish

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Etymology

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From German ahnen.

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Verb

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ana (present anar, preterite anade, supine anat, imperative ana)

  1. to have a feeling that something will happen, has happened or is in a certain way, without really having firm reason for the belief
    Jag anar att någon kommer att känna igen honom trots förklädnaden.
    I have a feeling that someone will recognize him despite the disguise.
  2. to see, make out, discern (with difficulty)
    Jag tror jag anar en katt i den busken.
    I think I can see a cat in that bush.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ana (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive ana anas
Supine anat anats
Imperative ana —
Imper. plural1 anen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative anar anade anas anades
Ind. plural1 ana anade anas anades
Subjunctive2 ane anade anes anades
Participles
Present participle anande
Past participle anad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Noun

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ana c

  1. (genealogy) ancestor, forefather
    Synonym: förfader

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Ternate

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Pronoun

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ana (subject clitic i, possessive prefix na or nga, Jawi أن)

  1. (human groups) third-person plural pronoun, they
  2. (polite, unknown gender) third-person singular pronoun, he, she, the singular they
    ginado se ana ― ask them (literally, “ask he/she”)
  3. preceding a name, indicates a family or group of people
    ana Nutfah ― Nutfah and them (family, the people she's with, etc.)

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Historically and poetically, ana may collocate with the subject clitic yo as well.

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Ternate personal pronouns
independent subject proclitic possessive
Informal Formal
1st person singular ngori fangarem, fajaruf to ri
2nd person singular ngana ngoni, jou ngoni no ni
3rd person singular unam, minaf om, mof, inh im, mif, manh
1st person plural inclusive ngone fo na, nga
1st person plural exclusive ngomi fangare ngomim, fajaru ngomif, fara ngomi1 mi mi, mia
2nd person plural ngoni ni na, nia
3rd person plural anah, enanh ih, nh, yoh, †, yanh, † nah, ngah, manh
  • unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific
  • m - masculine, f - feminine, h - human, nh - non-human
  • 1 - for mixed-gender groups
  • † - archaic

References

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  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈa.na]
  • Hyphenation: a‧na

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *qana. Cognates include Hawaiian ana and Samoan ana.

Noun

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ana

  1. cave, den
  2. hold (of a ship)

Verb

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ana

  1. (intransitive, + i) to live, dwell (in caves)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *qa-na. Cognates include Hawaiian āna and Samoan āna.

Pronoun

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a ana

  1. (alienable) his, hers
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Tokelauan possessive pronouns
Inalienable (O-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) o oku, o kita1 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person o ōu, o koe o koulua o koutou
3rd person o ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Alienable (A-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) a aku, a kita1 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person a āu, a koe a koulua a koutou
3rd person a ana a lāua a lā a lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns

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ana

  1. (alienable) his, her
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Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) toku,
tota1 		to māua to mā to mātou oku,
ota1 		o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― to tāua to tā to tātou ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person tō toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to lā to lātou ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) taku,
tata1 		ta māua ta mā ta mātou aku,
ata1 		a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ta tāua ta tā ta tātou ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta lā ta lātou ana a lāua a lā a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) hoku,
hota1 		ho māua ho mā ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1 		ni o māua ni o mā ni o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ho tāua ho tā ho tātou ― ni o tāua ni o tā ni o tātou
2nd person hō houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho lā ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o lā ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) haku,
hata1 		ha māua ha mā ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1 		ni a māua ni a mā ni a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ha tāua ha tā ha tātou ― ni a tāua ni a tā ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha lā ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a lā ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[10], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 15

Tooro

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Tooro numbers (edit)
400[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  30 40 50  → [a], [b]
4[a], [b]
    Cardinal: makumi ana, ana

Etymology

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Sense 2 is a clipping of makumi ana (“forty”).

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Numeral

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ana

  1. class 6 form of -na (“four”)
  2. forty

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  • Sense 2 (forty) cannot not used when a class 6 noun precedes it, in which case it means "four". makumi ana is used instead.

Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ana

  1. dative singular of an

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آننه, انا, from Proto-Turkic *ana (“mother”), *eńe (“mother”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰣𐰀 (ana).

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Noun

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ana (definite accusative anayı, plural analar)

  1. mother
    Synonym: anne
    Bak görürsün! Seni anama şikâyet edeceğim.
    You will see! I will complain about you to my mother.
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Inflection
Nominative ana
Definite accusative anayı
Singular Plural
Nominative ana analar
Definite accusative anayı anaları
Dative anaya analara
Locative anada analarda
Ablative anadan analardan
Genitive ananın anaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular anam analarım
2nd singular anan anaların
3rd singular anası anaları
1st plural anamız analarımız
2nd plural ananız analarınız
3rd plural anaları anaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular anamı analarımı
2nd singular ananı analarını
3rd singular anasını analarını
1st plural anamızı analarımızı
2nd plural ananızı analarınızı
3rd plural analarını analarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular anama analarıma
2nd singular anana analarına
3rd singular anasına analarına
1st plural anamıza analarımıza
2nd plural ananıza analarınıza
3rd plural analarına analarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular anamda analarımda
2nd singular ananda analarında
3rd singular anasında analarında
1st plural anamızda analarımızda
2nd plural ananızda analarınızda
3rd plural analarında analarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular anamdan analarımdan
2nd singular anandan analarından
3rd singular anasından analarından
1st plural anamızdan analarımızdan
2nd plural ananızdan analarınızdan
3rd plural analarından analarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular anamın analarımın
2nd singular ananın analarının
3rd singular anasının analarının
1st plural anamızın analarımızın
2nd plural ananızın analarınızın
3rd plural analarının analarının
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular anayım analarım
2nd singular anasın analarsın
3rd singular ana
anadır 		analar
analardır
1st plural anayız analarız
2nd plural anasınız analarsınız
3rd plural analar analardır
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Adjective

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ana

  1. main
    Ana sigorta atınca bütün ev karanlıkta kaldı.
    When the main fuse blew, the whole house was left in the dark.
  2. fundamental
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Vilamovian

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Alternative forms

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Conjunction

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ana

  1. and

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Adverb

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ana

  1. (interrogative) where is, how are

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This word functions as a phrase, so no verb is needed.

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Yola

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Preposition

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ana

  1. Alternative form of on
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 6-8:
      Na oure gladès ana whilke we dellt wi' mattoke, an zing t'oure caulès wi plou,
      In our valleys where we were digging with the spade, or as we whistled to our horses in the plough,

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 116

Yoruba

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ná (“to spend”), literally “that which time has already been spent on”.

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Noun

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àná

  1. yesterday
  2. (euphemistic) deceased, late
    Synonym: olóògbé
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Etymology 2

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Cognate with Igala àna

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Noun

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àna or ànà

  1. in-law
    Synonym: (Oǹdó) àlè
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Zazaki

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Turkish ana (“mother”).

Noun

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ana

  1. mam
  2. mother
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