ina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ina"

Translingual

Symbol

ina

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Interlingua.

Afar

Etymology

Related to Amharic እናት (ʼənnat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈna/, [ʔɪˈnʌ]
• Hyphenation: i‧na

Noun

iná f (plural inaaní f or inontí f)

1. mother

Declension

Declension of iná
absolutive	iná
predicative	iná
subjective	iná
genitive	iná
Postpositioned forms l-case inál k-case inák t-case inát h-case ináh

Coordinate terms

• abbá (“father”)

Derived terms

• ullat-iná
• urriiná

 

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “ina”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Akar-Bale

Noun

ina

1. water

References

• M. V. Portman, Notes on the Languages of the South Andaman Group of Tribes (1898)

Akkadian

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.na/

Preposition

ina

1. (place) in, on, onto
2. (time) on, at
3. (time) during
4. among
5. from, out of
6. (instrumental) with, by means of
7. (material) of, out of, with
8. (causal) because of, as a result of
9. (with subjunctive) so long as

Usage notes

• Frequently abbreviated to in with assimilation of /n/ to the following consonant (often in OA, passim in OB, occasionally in SB).

Alternative forms

• 𒅔 (in) (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)
• 𒄿 (i) (Old Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀸 (AŠ) 𒋫 (TA) 𒂠 (ŠE₃)	𒄿𒈾 (i-na)

Related terms

• ina lā
• ina lā īdê

 

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔinah]

Noun

iná

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

References

• 2021, Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis (阿美語中部方言辭典) (in Mandarin Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples.

Asilulu

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Biak

Etymology

From Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧na
• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈnaʔ/, [ʔiˈn̪aʔ]

Noun

inâ (masculine ama)

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

   Synonyms: inay, mama, nanay, mamay

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧na
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔinaʔ/, [ˈʔi.n̪aʔ]

Verb

inà

1. to subtract, to decrease (in number)

   Synonym: restar

2. to lessen

   Synonym: bawas

Derived terms

• inaan
• mag-ina
• pag-ina

 

Bima

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Buginese

Alternative forms

• ᨕᨗᨊ

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨊ)

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ína

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧na
• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈna/, [ʔɪˈn̪a]

Noun

iná

1. (obsolete) a mother

   Synonyms: inahan, mama, nanay

Central Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ína

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Chayuco Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ínà.

Noun

ina

1. dog

Derived terms

• ina ndiquɨhɨ
• ina nduvahu

 

References

• Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974) Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 18)‎^[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, pages 16, 115

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

From a Lower Chinookan noun: i-ʔína

Noun

ina

1. beaver (animal)

Coastal Kadazan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

Eastern Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

Esperanto

Etymology

From -ino +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈina]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: in‧a

Adjective

ina (accusative singular inan, plural inaj, accusative plural inajn)

1. female, feminine

   Synonyms: femala, femina

Coordinate terms

• iĉa (“male”) (neologism)
• malina (“male”)
• maskla (“male”)
• vira (“male”)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinɑ/, [ˈinɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -inɑ
• Syllabification^(key): i‧na

Noun

ina

1. Synonym of kierrenuotta.

Declension

Inflection of ina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		ina	inat
genitive		inan	inojen
partitive		inaa	inoja
illative		inaan	inoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ina	inat
accusative	nom.	ina	inat
	gen.	inan
genitive		inan	inojen inainrare
partitive		inaa	inoja
inessive		inassa	inoissa
elative		inasta	inoista
illative		inaan	inoihin
adessive		inalla	inoilla
ablative		inalta	inoilta
allative		inalle	inoille
essive		inana	inoina
translative		inaksi	inoiksi
instructive		—	inoin
abessive		inatta	inoitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ina (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative inani inani accusative nom. inani inani gen. inani genitive inani inojeni inainirare partitive inaani inojani inessive inassani inoissani elative inastani inoistani illative inaani inoihini adessive inallani inoillani ablative inaltani inoiltani allative inalleni inoilleni essive inanani inoinani translative inakseni inoikseni instructive — — abessive inattani inoittani comitative — inoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative inasi inasi accusative nom. inasi inasi gen. inasi genitive inasi inojesi inaisirare partitive inaasi inojasi inessive inassasi inoissasi elative inastasi inoistasi illative inaasi inoihisi adessive inallasi inoillasi ablative inaltasi inoiltasi allative inallesi inoillesi essive inanasi inoinasi translative inaksesi inoiksesi instructive — — abessive inattasi inoittasi comitative — inoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative inamme inamme accusative nom. inamme inamme gen. inamme genitive inamme inojemme inaimmerare partitive inaamme inojamme inessive inassamme inoissamme elative inastamme inoistamme illative inaamme inoihimme adessive inallamme inoillamme ablative inaltamme inoiltamme allative inallemme inoillemme essive inanamme inoinamme translative inaksemme inoiksemme instructive — — abessive inattamme inoittamme comitative — inoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative inanne inanne accusative nom. inanne inanne gen. inanne genitive inanne inojenne inainnerare partitive inaanne inojanne inessive inassanne inoissanne elative inastanne inoistanne illative inaanne inoihinne adessive inallanne inoillanne ablative inaltanne inoiltanne allative inallenne inoillenne essive inananne inoinanne translative inaksenne inoiksenne instructive — — abessive inattanne inoittanne comitative — inoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative inansa inansa accusative nom. inansa inansa gen. inansa genitive inansa inojensa inainsarare partitive inaansa inojaan inojansa inessive inassaan inassansa inoissaan inoissansa elative inastaan inastansa inoistaan inoistansa illative inaansa inoihinsa adessive inallaan inallansa inoillaan inoillansa ablative inaltaan inaltansa inoiltaan inoiltansa allative inalleen inallensa inoilleen inoillensa essive inanaan inanansa inoinaan inoinansa translative inakseen inaksensa inoikseen inoiksensa instructive — — abessive inattaan inattansa inoittaan inoittansa comitative — inoineen inoinensa

Gothic

Romanization

ina

1. Romanization of 𐌹𐌽𐌰

Hungarian

Etymology

ín +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈinɒ]
• Hyphenation: ina

Noun

ina

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of ín

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	ina	—
accusative	inát	—
dative	inának	—
instrumental	inával	—
causal-final	ináért	—
translative	inává	—
terminative	ináig	—
essive-formal	inaként	—
essive-modal	inául	—
inessive	inában	—
superessive	inán	—
adessive	inánál	—
illative	inába	—
sublative	inára	—
allative	inához	—
elative	inából	—
delative	ináról	—
ablative	inától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	ináé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	ináéi	—

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Igala

Etymology

Cognate with Yoruba iná.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /í.ná/

Noun

íná

1. head louse; lice

Irish

Alternative forms

• ’na
• na (nonstandard)
• i n-a (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnˠə/

Particle

ina (triggers eclipsis, in regular past tenses inar)

1. in which, in whom (indirect relative; not used in the past tense except with some irregular verbs)

   san aois ina bhfuil sé ― at his age (lit. in the age in which he is)

   an chathaoir ina dúirt sé é ― the chair in which he said it

Usage notes

“In which” may also be expressed with the indirect relative particle before the verb and the appropriate inflected form of i in its original position in the clause:

• san aois a bhfuil sé ann ― at his age (lit. in the age which he is in)
• an chathaoir a dúirt sé inti é ― the chair which he said it in

Contraction

ina

1. Contraction of i (“in”) + a (various meanings).

   ‘in his’ (triggers lenition): ina phóca — ‘in his pocket’

   ‘in her’ (triggers h-prothesis): ina háit — ‘in her place, instead of her’

   ‘in their’ (triggers eclipsis: ina dteach — ‘in their house’

   ‘in which’ (triggers eclipsis, takes the dependent form of irregular verbs): ina bhfuil sé — ‘in which he is’

Related terms

Irish preposition contractions

Basic form	Contracted with							Copular forms
	an (“the sg”)	na (“the pl”)	mo (“my”)	do (“your”)	a (“his, her, their; which (present)”)	ár (“our”)	ar (“which (past)”)	(before consonant)	(present/future before vowel)	(past/conditional before vowel)
de (“from”)	den	de na desna*	de mo dem*	de do ded*, det*	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
do (“to, for”)	don	do na dosna*	do mo dom*	do do dod*, dot*	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
faoi (“under, about”)	faoin	faoi na	faoi mo	faoi do	faoina	faoinár	faoinar		faoinarb	faoinarbh
i (“in”)	sa, san	sna	i mo im*	i do id*, it*	ina	inár	inar		inarb	inarbh
le (“with”)	leis an	leis na	le mo lem*	le do led*, let*	lena	lenár	lenar		lenarb	lenarbh
ó (“from, since”)	ón	ó na ósna*	ó mo óm*	ó do ód*, ót*	óna	ónár	ónar		ónarb	ónarbh
trí (“through”)	tríd an	trí na	trí mo	trí do	trína	trínár	trínar		trínarb	trínarbh
*Dialectal.

Isnag

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

inā

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Itawit

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

iná

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Ivatan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Japanese

Romanization

ina

1. Rōmaji transcription of いな

Kambera

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

iná

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Karao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records kuina as an equivalent of English sing in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kwina as its equivalent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ina/

Verb

ina (infinitive kũina)

1. to dance
2. to sing

Derived terms

(Verbs)

• kũinia

See also

• (to sing): gũkũya

References

• Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 361. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
• “ina” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Komodo

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Kott

Alternative spelling

• ина

Numeral

ina

1. (cardinal) two

References

• Бутанаев В.Я. (1992) Хакасско-кетские лексические параллели

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon”).

Noun

īna f (genitive īnae); first declension

1. A thin fibre in paper

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	īna	īnae
Genitive	īnae	īnārum
Dative	īnae	īnīs
Accusative	īnam	īnās
Ablative	īnā	īnīs
Vocative	īna	īnae

References

• “ina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Leti (Indonesia)

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Limos Kalinga

Noun

iná

1. mother

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Malay

Alternative forms

• inang / اينڠ‎

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /inə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /inə/
• Rhymes: -inə, -nə, -ə

Noun

ina (Jawi spelling اينا‎, plural ina-ina, informal 1st possessive inaku, 2nd possessive inamu, 3rd possessive inanya)

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Synonyms

• emak / امق‎
• embok / امبوق‎
• ibu / ايبو‎
• induk / ايندوق‎
• injin / اينجين‎
• mama / ماما‎
• nyak / ڽق‎
• uai / اوواي‎
• umm / ام‎

Further reading

• “ina” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

inà

1. mother

Mayoyao Ifugao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

iná

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Mentawai

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Motu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ina, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Nauna

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ina, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Ngadha

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina (mutated form nina)

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

   inagu ― my mother

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

• na (form used after a vowel)

Particle

ina

1. question marker for yes/no questions (always placed after the first word in the sentence; used after words ending in a consonant)

   da-gimiwan ina?

   Is it going to rain?

   Giwiisin ina?

   Are you eating?

   but: Gigii-anokii na bijiinaago?

   Did you work yesterday?

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ina/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

   Synonyms: babu, bibi, ibu, iduṅ, inaṅ, induṅ, janmayoni, mātā, matuh, rena

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Sanskrit दिन (dina, “a day”) as /d/ → /r/ (compare Javanese ꦫꦶꦤ (rina)) → /h/ → ∅, hence doublet of dina.

Noun

ina

1. sun

Derived terms

• rahina

 

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hiz.

Pronoun

ina

1. accusative of hē: him

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns

Personal pronouns
Singular	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	ik	thū	hē	siu	it
Accusative	mī, me, mik	thī, thik	ina	sia
Dative	mī	thī	imu	iru	it
Genitive	mīn	thīn	is	ira	is
Dual	1.	2.	-	-	-
Nominative	wit	git	-	-	-
Accusative	unk	ink	-	-	-
Dative
Genitive	unkero, unka	inker, inka	-	-	-
Plural	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	wī, we	gī, ge	sia	sia	siu
Accusative	ūs, unsik	eu, iu, iuu
Dative	ūs		im
Genitive	ūser	euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera	iro

Descendants

• Middle Low German: ine, ene, one
  • German Low German: ne, en

Paikoneka

Noun

ina

1. water

References

• Swintha Danielsen, Evaluating historical data (wordlists) in the case of Bolivian extinct languages (2011), page 4

Paiwan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. (vocative) mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Synonyms

• kina

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

iná

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Paulohi

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Pazeh

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Pipil

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈiːna/

Verb

īna

1. (intransitive) to say, to state, to utter

   Inak ne tamachtiani ka musta tikpiat se taejekulis

   The teacher said we'll have a test tomorrow

2. (intransitive) to think, to believe, to have the opinion that

   Nina ka niweli niajsi wipta ka tajkutunal

   I think I can come the day after tomorrow at noon

Romansch

Alternative forms

• egna (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)
• üna (Puter, Vallader)

Article

ina f (masculine in)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) a, an

Number

ina f (masculine in)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) one

Sabu

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Saisiyat

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Samoan

Particle

ina

1. Marks the imperative mood, for positive commands

Usage notes

Placed before the verb. If the verb is repeated for emphasis, it is only placed before the second repetition of the verb. It may be omitted in any situation.

San Juan Colorado Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ínà.

Noun

ina (inà)

1. dog

Derived terms

• ina ndivaahu
• ina nduvaahu

 

References

• Stark Campbell, Sara; et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎^[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 18

Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Sika

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Simeulue

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Swahili

Verb

ina

1. inflection of -wa na:
   1. m-mi class subject inflected plural present affirmative
   2. n class subject inflected singular present affirmative

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²iːna/
• Rhymes: -²iːna

Verb

ina (present inar, preterite inade, supine inat, imperative ina)

1. (intransitive, of a mosquito) to make a light buzzing sound by flying

Conjugation

Conjugation of ina (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ina		—
Supine	inat		—
Imperative	ina		—
Imper. plural1	inen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	inar	inade	—	—
Ind. plural1	ina	inade	—	—
Subjunctive2	ine	inade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	inande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Anagrams

• nia

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina (compare Buginese ᨕᨗᨊ, Fijian tina, Ibanag yena, Laboya inya, Malay ina, Maranao ina', Nias ina, Tetum inan, Toba Batak ᯤᯉ, Yami ina), from Proto-Austronesian *ina (compare Amis ina, Kulon-Pazeh ina, and Paiwan ina).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧na
• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈna/, [ʔɪˈna]

Noun

iná (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ)

1. mother

   Synonyms: nanay, inay, inang, nanag

Derived terms

• ina-inahan
• inahan
• inahin
• inahing manok
• inambato
• inampalan
• inana
• inantubig
• inang
• inang bayan
• inang diwa
• inang wika
• inang-binyag
• inang-dalag
• inang-hagdan
• inang-kasal
• inang-kumpil
• inang-panguman
• inangpalan
• iniina
• mag-iina
• mag-ina
• Mahal na Ina
• makaina
• puke ng ina mo
• putang ina

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧na
• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈnaʔ/, [ʔɪˈnaʔ]

Noun

inâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ)

1. planting of seeds closely for transplantation upon sprouting (with the proper growth)

   Synonym: punla

Derived terms

• pag-iina

 

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Toba Batak

Alternative forms

• ᯤᯉ

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina (Batak spelling ᯤᯉ)

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Tooro

Tooro numbers ^(edit)

	40[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  3	4	5  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: -na, (in abstract counting) ina     Ordinal: -a kana     Adverbial: kana, enyakana, emirundi ena     Fractional: ekicweka ekya kana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nàì.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːna/

Numeral

ina

1. four

Adjective

ina

1. Class 10 inflected form of -na.

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-nɪ̃ã́ or Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-nã́, cognate with Igala úná, Olukumi úná, Ifè iná, see Proto-Yoruboid entry *ʊ́-nã́ for more cognates. Ultimately from Proto-Volta-Congo *-na-

Alternative forms

• uná (SEY, CY)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.nã́/

Noun

iná

1. fire, light

   Synonym: ìmọ́lẹ̀

Derived terms

• iná mànàmáná (“electricity”)

 

Etymology 2

Cognate with Igala íná

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.nã́/

Noun

iná

1. head lice, lice

   Synonym: iná-orí

Etymology 3

ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ nà (“to beat, to whip”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.nã̀/

Noun

ìnà

1. flogging, whipping

Etymology 4

ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ na (“to stretch”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.nã̄/

Noun

ìna

1. stretching, a stretch

Etymology 5

ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ná (“to spend (money)”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.nã́/

Noun

ìná

1. expenditure of money, the act of spending (money)

Derived terms

• dúnàádúrà (“to bargain”)
• ìnákúnàá (“wasteful spending”)

 

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ínà.

Noun

ina

1. dog

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[4] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 10