See also: आना, आने, and आनी

Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.nɑː/, [äː.näː]

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـانه (-āna).

Suffix edit

-आना (-ānā) (Urdu spelling ـانہ)

  1. (somewhat productive) -ly, like ..., forms adjectives
    दोस्त (dost, friend) + ‎-आना (-ānā) → ‎दोस्ताना (dostānā, friendly)

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀺 (-āvedi), from Sanskrit -आपयति (-āpayati).

Suffix edit

-आना (-ānā) (Urdu spelling ـانا)

  1. (highly productive) forms transitive or causative verbs from other verbs
    उठना (uṭhnā, to rise) + ‎-आना (-ānā) → ‎उठाना (uṭhānā, to raise)
  2. forms verbs from nouns or adjectives
    दफ़न (dafan, burial) + ‎-आना (-ānā) → ‎दफ़नाना (dafnānā, to bury)
Usage notes edit

Almost all Perso-Arabic and learned Sanskrit tatsama borrowings are nominal. Most of these nominals are verbalized as compound verbs with some base verb, usually करना (karnā), as in साफ़ करना (sāf karnā, to clean). A smaller number of verbs are formed directly from the noun with suffixes like -ना (-nā) and this one.

Conjugation edit
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