आणि

See also: अणु and अणू

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi अणि (aṇi), अनि (ani), अणिक (aṇika), अनिक (anika), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡 (aṇṇa), from Sanskrit अन्यच् (anyac) + च (ca). Cognate to Gujarati અને (ane) and Nepali अनि (ani).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɳi/, [a.ɳiː]

Conjunction

आणि • (āṇi)

1. and

   Synonyms: अन् (an), नि (ni), व (va) (literary)

Usage notes

This word is an exception to the orthographic rule that word-final /i/ and /u/ in native (non-borrowed) words are always long.

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “आणि”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “आणि”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “आणि,_आण्,_आन्(अन्)-न-नि”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “anyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আণি (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬡᬶ (Balinese script)
• আণি (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰜𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀡𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• အာဏိ (Burmese script)
• આણિ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਣਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌣𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦟꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂝𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಆಣಿ (Kannada script)
• អាណិ (Khmer script)
• ອາຓິ (Lao script)
• ആണി (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘜𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᢏᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑦼𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐞𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଆଣି (Odia script)
• ꢃꢠꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆟𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖜𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ආණි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩪𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚘𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஆணி (Tamil script)
• ఆణి (Telugu script)
• อาณิ (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ཎི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒝𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨘𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Perhaps inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HaHḷṇís (with Fortunatov's law), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *Héh₃l-(e)n-is. Compare Latin ulna. Burrow considers the "linchpin" or "axle" meanings to be separate, for which compare अणि (aṇi, “the point of a needle or of a sharp stake”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɳí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɳi/

Noun

आणि • (āṇí) stem, m or f

1. (anatomy) the part of the leg just above the knee
   • c. 600 BCE – 600 CE, Suśruta, Suśruta Saṃhitā
2. the corner of a house
3. a boundary limit
4. the edge of a sword
5. the pin of the axle of a cart
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda
6. a linchpin

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of आणि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आणिः (āṇíḥ)	आणी (āṇī́)	आणयः (āṇáyaḥ)
accusative	आणिम् (āṇím)	आणी (āṇī́)	आणीन् (āṇī́n)
instrumental	आणिना (āṇínā) आण्या¹ (āṇyā́¹)	आणिभ्याम् (āṇíbhyām)	आणिभिः (āṇíbhiḥ)
dative	आणये (āṇáye)	आणिभ्याम् (āṇíbhyām)	आणिभ्यः (āṇíbhyaḥ)
ablative	आणेः (āṇéḥ) आण्यः¹ (āṇyáḥ¹)	आणिभ्याम् (āṇíbhyām)	आणिभ्यः (āṇíbhyaḥ)
genitive	आणेः (āṇéḥ) आण्यः¹ (āṇyáḥ¹)	आण्योः (āṇyóḥ)	आणीनाम् (āṇīnā́m)
locative	आणौ (āṇaú) आणा¹ (āṇā́¹)	आण्योः (āṇyóḥ)	आणिषु (āṇíṣu)
vocative	आणे (ā́ṇe)	आणी (ā́ṇī)	आणयः (ā́ṇayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of आणि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आणिः (āṇíḥ)	आणी (āṇī́)	आणयः (āṇáyaḥ)
accusative	आणिम् (āṇím)	आणी (āṇī́)	आणीः (āṇī́ḥ)
instrumental	आण्या (āṇyā́) आणी¹ (āṇī́¹)	आणिभ्याम् (āṇíbhyām)	आणिभिः (āṇíbhiḥ)
dative	आणये (āṇáye) आण्यै² (āṇyaí²) आणी¹ (āṇī́¹)	आणिभ्याम् (āṇíbhyām)	आणिभ्यः (āṇíbhyaḥ)
ablative	आणेः (āṇéḥ) आण्याः² (āṇyā́ḥ²) आण्यै³ (āṇyaí³)	आणिभ्याम् (āṇíbhyām)	आणिभ्यः (āṇíbhyaḥ)
genitive	आणेः (āṇéḥ) आण्याः² (āṇyā́ḥ²) आण्यै³ (āṇyaí³)	आण्योः (āṇyóḥ)	आणीनाम् (āṇīnā́m)
locative	आणौ (āṇaú) आण्याम्² (āṇyā́m²) आणा¹ (āṇā́¹)	आण्योः (āṇyóḥ)	आणिषु (āṇíṣu)
vocative	आणे (ā́ṇe)	आणी (ā́ṇī)	आणयः (ā́ṇayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: āṇi m
• Prakrit:
  • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Hindi: आन f (ān, “boundary”)
  • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Bengali: আনি (ani)
    • Odia: ଆଣି (āṇi)
• → Malayalam: ആണി (āṇi)
• → Tamil: ஆணி (āṇi)
• → Telugu: ఆణి (āṇi)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “आणि”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Burrow, Thomas (1972) “A Reconsideration of Fortunatov's Law”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London‎^[1], volume 35, number 3, pages 531–545