-इन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• -ইন্ (Assamese script)
• -ᬇᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• -ইন্ (Bengali script)
• -𑰂𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• -𑀇𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• -ဣန် (Burmese script)
• -ઇન્ (Gujarati script)
• -ਇਨੑ (Gurmukhi script)
• -𑌇𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• -ꦆꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• -𑂅𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• -ಇೝ (Kannada script)
• -ឥន៑ (Khmer script)
• -ອິນ຺ (Lao script)
• -ഇന് (Malayalam script)
• ᠊ᡳᠨ (Manchu script)
• -𑘂𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠊ᠢᠨ (Mongolian script)
• -𑦢𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• -𑐂𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• -ଇନ୍ (Odia script)
• -ꢄꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• -𑆅𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• -𑖂𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• -ඉන් (Sinhalese script)
• -𑩐𑩑𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• -𑚂𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
• -இந் (Tamil script)
• -ఇౝ (Telugu script)
• -อินฺ (Thai script)
• -ཨི་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• -𑒃𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• -𑨀𑨁𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *-inás, from Proto-Indo-European *-inós.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /in/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in̪/

Suffix

-इन् • (-in)

1. possessing, showing possession, doer

   ‎प्राण (prāṇa, “life”) + ‎-इन् (-in) → ‎प्राणिन् (prāṇin, “one possessing life, living”)

   ‎यात्रा (yātrā, “travel”) + ‎-इन् (-in) → ‎यात्रिन् (yātrin, “one who travels, traveller”)

Declension

Masculine in-stem declension of -इन् (-in)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ई -ī	-इनौ / -इना¹ -inau / -inā¹	-इनः -inaḥ
Vocative	-इन् -in	-इनौ / -इना¹ -inau / -inā¹	-इनः -inaḥ
Accusative	-इनम् -inam	-इनौ / -इना¹ -inau / -inā¹	-इनः -inaḥ
Instrumental	-इना -inā	-इभ्याम् -ibhyām	-इभिः -ibhiḥ
Dative	-इने -ine	-इभ्याम् -ibhyām	-इभ्यः -ibhyaḥ
Ablative	-इनः -inaḥ	-इभ्याम् -ibhyām	-इभ्यः -ibhyaḥ
Genitive	-इनः -inaḥ	-इनोः -inoḥ	-इनाम् -inām
Locative	-इनि -ini	-इनोः -inoḥ	-इषु -iṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of -इनी (-inī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-इनी -inī	-इन्यौ / -इनी¹ -inyau / -inī¹	-इन्यः / -इनीः¹ -inyaḥ / -inīḥ¹
Vocative	-इनि -ini	-इन्यौ / -इनी¹ -inyau / -inī¹	-इन्यः / -इनीः¹ -inyaḥ / -inīḥ¹
Accusative	-इनीम् -inīm	-इन्यौ / -इनी¹ -inyau / -inī¹	-इनीः -inīḥ
Instrumental	-इन्या -inyā	-इनीभ्याम् -inībhyām	-इनीभिः -inībhiḥ
Dative	-इन्यै -inyai	-इनीभ्याम् -inībhyām	-इनीभ्यः -inībhyaḥ
Ablative	-इन्याः / -इन्यै² -inyāḥ / -inyai²	-इनीभ्याम् -inībhyām	-इनीभ्यः -inībhyaḥ
Genitive	-इन्याः / -इन्यै² -inyāḥ / -inyai²	-इन्योः -inyoḥ	-इनीनाम् -inīnām
Locative	-इन्याम् -inyām	-इन्योः -inyoḥ	-इनीषु -inīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter in-stem declension of -इन् (-in)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-इ -i	-इनी -inī	-ईनि -īni
Vocative	-इ / -इन् -i / -in	-इनी -inī	-ईनि -īni
Accusative	-इ -i	-इनी -inī	-ईनि -īni
Instrumental	-इना -inā	-इभ्याम् -ibhyām	-इभिः -ibhiḥ
Dative	-इने -ine	-इभ्याम् -ibhyām	-इभ्यः -ibhyaḥ
Ablative	-इनः -inaḥ	-इभ्याम् -ibhyām	-इभ्यः -ibhyaḥ
Genitive	-इनः -inaḥ	-इनोः -inoḥ	-इनाम् -inām
Locative	-इनि -ini	-इनोः -inoḥ	-इषु -iṣu

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -इन्