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Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Andaqui.

Symbol

ana

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Andaqui.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Andaqui terms

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.nə/, /ˈɑn.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.nə/
• Rhymes: -ænə, -ɑːnə
• Hyphenation: a‧na

Noun

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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.nə/

Adverb

ana (not comparable)

2. (in prescriptions) Of each; an equal quantity.

   Synonym: aa

   wine and honey, ana / 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.

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.nə/

Noun

ana (uncountable)

2. (Internet slang) Anorexia.

Derived terms

• pro-ana

See also

• mia, pro-mia

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek; see ana-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.nə/

Adverb

ana (comparative more ana, superlative most ana)

2. In a direction analogous to up, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.

   Antonym: kata

   • 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.

Etymology 5

From Hindi अन्न (ann, “food, grain”), आना (ānā), from Sanskrit अन्न (anna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.nə/

Noun

ana (plural anas)

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

Anagrams

• A.A.N., Aan, naa

Akkadian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/

Preposition

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

Alternative forms

• an (Old Akkadian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
(from Middle Babylonian on) 𒁹 (DIŠ) (rare) 𒉆 (NAM)	𒀀𒈾 (a-na)

References

• “ana”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

Alabama

Pronoun

ana

1. me

Albanian

Noun

ana

1. definite nominative singular of anë

Ambonese Malay

Noun

ana (plural ana-ana or anana)

1. child

Aneme Wake

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑnɑ/

Noun

ana

1. tree

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		ана
Arabic		آنا

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑˈnɑ]

• Audio (Baku):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: a‧na

Noun

ana (definite accusative ananı, plural analar)

1. mother

   Synonym: mama

   Hyponyms: valideyn (“parent”), ata-ana (“parents”)

   Coordinate term: ata (“father”)

Declension

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

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “ana”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[3] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, pages 114-115

Betawi

Alternative forms

• anè

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ana/

• Audio (Tangerang-Depok):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: a‧na

Pronoun

ana

1. Tangerang-Depok form of anè

Usage notes

• Used mainly in religious circumstances.

Synonyms

• gua
• kita (euphemistic)

Cebuano

Etymology

Likely a variant of ina (“mother”), traditionally used as a respectful title for women.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧na
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈnaʔ/ [ʔɐˈn̪aʔ]

Noun

anâ (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈ)

1. (dialectal, Bohol, honorific) a title of respect for a female teacher; ma'am
   • 2026 January 25, Jes B. Tirol, “PAGTUKIB 288: Mga Pulong Binisayâ Nga Nawaní Na”, in The Bohol Tribune‎^[4]:

     Ang tumbas sa Sir sa Binisayâ mao ang “Amba” ug ang tumbas sa Ma'am mao ang “Ana”. Kini gigamit alang sa mga magtutudlò.

     The equivalent of Sir in Bisayâ is “Amba” and the equivalent of Ma'am is “Ana”. These are used for teachers.

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bàjánà. Cognate with Tumbuka ŵana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ná/

Noun

aná class 2

1. plural of mwana

Derived terms

• tianá
• zianá

Chungli Ao

Etymology 1

Chungli Ao numbers ^(edit)

	20
←  1	2	3  →
Cardinal: ana

One would wish to derive this from Proto-Central Naga *a-ni(t), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-ni-s, but Bruhn rejects such a derivation due to irregularities in the rhyme and calls the origin of ana a "mystery". However, the rhyme could be accounted for as being analogical to ka (“one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a˩.na˩/, [a˩.na˩]

Numeral

ana

1. two

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nəj(ʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a˥.na˩/, [a˥.na˩]

Verb

ana

1. to be near

Inflection

Inflection of ana (Chungli)

		Affirmative	Negative
Past	Simple	ana	mana
	Perfect	anaogo	manaogo
Present	Simple	anar	manar
	Progressive	anadar anadagi	manadar manadagi
Future/infinitive		anatsü	manatsü
Imperative		anang	tana
Present participle		ana-a	manai
Conditional		anara anarabang	manara manarabang

Derived terms

• anasa

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[5], Berkeley: University of California, pages 81-84, 194
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 6
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, pages 44, 141

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ana.

Noun

ana

1. mother, mom

   Synonyms: abay, anay, nene

Declension

Declension of ana

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

Derived terms

• ana til
• ana-baba
• analıq

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[6], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
• “ana”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Pronoun

ana m sg or f sg

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

See also

Cypriot Arabic personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		ana	naxni
2nd person	m	int	intu
	f	inti
3rd person	m	uo, o1	innen, enne1
	f	ie, e1

¹Used as a copula.

References

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈana]

Pronoun

ana

1. (archaic) alternative form of ona

Dongxiang

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ana.

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈnɑ/

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• anei (“mother”)
• ekie (“mother (formal)”)

Related terms

• anai (“gramma, granny”)

Gagauz

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آنا (ana), from Proto-Turkic *ana. Compare Turkish ana, anne; Azerbaijani ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈnɑ/
• Hyphenation: a‧na

Adjective

ana (not comparable)

1. native

   ana dil ― native language

Noun

ana (definite accusative anayı, plural analar)

1. mother

   Synonym: (informal) mamu

Declension

Declension of ana

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	ana	analar
definite accusative (belirtme)	anayı	anaları
dative (yönelme)	anaya	analara
locative (bulunma)	anada	analarda
ablative (çıkma)	anadan	analardan
genitive (tamlayan)	ananın	anaların

Derived terms

• ana dil
• ana tarafı
• ana-boba
• anaç
• analı
• analık
• anasız
• büükana
• kaynana

Further reading

• N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “ana”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 47
• Kopuşçu M. İ., Todorova S. A., Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), “ana”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 15
• Mavrodi M. F., editor (2019), “ana”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 1-4, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 11

Ghomara

Alternative forms

• ani

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Pronunciation

• (Iɛraben) IPA^(key): [ɛnɛ]

Pronoun

ana m or f

1. (interrogative) where

   Ana a ixeddem? ― Where does he work?

References

• Mourigh, Khalid (2015) A Grammar of Ghomara Berber (Thesis)‎^[7], Leiden
• El Hannouche, J. (2010) Arabic influence in Ghomara Berber (Thesis), Leiden

Gothic

Romanization

ana

1. romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/, [ˈɐ.nə]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ana

1. cave, cavern

Derived terms

• ana kahe pele (“lava tube”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *haŋa (“span”), from Proto-Oceanic *saŋa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋan (“handspan”). Cognates include Samoan aga and Tongan hanga.

Noun

ana

1. measurement
2. dimension
3. pattern, design
4. model, standard
5. meter, gauge
6. assessment

Verb

ana(transitive)

1. to measure
2. to survey
3. to assess

Derived terms

• ana piwa (“medical thermometer”)
• ana wela (“thermometer”)
• ana ʻole (“incomparable”)
• anahonua (“geometry”)
• anamanaʻo (“survey”)
• anana (“fathom”)
• anapuni (“perimeter”)
• hoʻāna (“make measurements”, verb)

Further reading

• ana in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Ibanag

Etymology

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

Noun

anâ

1. child; offspring

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːna

Verb

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

1. to rush on, barge into

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ana/
• Rhymes: -ana, -na, -a

Pronoun

ana

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

Usage notes

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

Irish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ana m (genitive singular ana)

1. (literary) wealth, prosperity

Declension

Declension of ana (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative ana vocative a ana genitive ana dative ana forms with the definite article singular nominative an t-ana genitive an ana dative leis an ana don ana

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ana f (genitive singular ana, nominative plural anaí)

1. spell of fine weather

Declension

Declension of ana (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ana anaí vocative a ana a anaí genitive ana anaí dative ana anaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ana na hanaí genitive na hana na n-anaí dative leis an ana don ana leis na hanaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ana

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ana	n-ana	hana	t-ana

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ana”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “anae (‘wealth, prosperity’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Italian

Adverb

ana

1. (medicine) ana (in equal quantities)

Japanese

Romanization

ana

1. Rōmaji transcription of あな
2. Rōmaji transcription of アナ

Javanese

Romanization

ana

1. romanization of ꦲꦤ

Juba Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈana/, [ˈa.na]

Pronoun

ana

1. I, me (first-person singular pronoun)

Kambera

Etymology

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

Noun

ana

1. child

Derived terms

• paana (“to give birth to”)

Kaxuyana

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ana

1. we (exclusive)

References

• Spike Gildea, On Reconstructing Grammar: Comparative Cariban Morphosyntax

Laboya

Etymology

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

Noun

ana

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

See also

• lakawa

References

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈnɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɐ
• Syllabification: a‧nà

Pronoun

anà f sg

1. nominative/instrumental feminine singular of anas

Particle

anà

1. there (it) is

Related terms

• (here is): štai, šitai, šit
• (there is): antai, aure
• (here, there is): va

Further reading

• “ana”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary, Standard Southern Peninsular Malaysia) IPA^(key): /ˈana/ [ˈʔa.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
• (Standard Southern Peninsular Malaysia) IPA^(key): /ˈanə/ [ˈʔa.nə] (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)
  • Rhymes: -anə
• Hyphenation: a‧na

Pronoun

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)

See also

Malay personal pronouns

	Singular	Plural
1st person	saya1 aku3	kita4 kami2 & 5 kita orang3 & 5
2nd person	awak1 anda2 awda8 (eng)kau3 kamu3	(2nd person) + semua6 kalian2 (eng)kau orang3
3rd person	dia ia beliau7 -nya2	mereka2 dia orang3

¹ Polite.
² Formal.
³ Informal.
⁴ Includes the listener (inclusive).
⁵ Excludes the listener (exclusive).
⁶ Formality depends on the second person pronoun used.
⁷ Honorific.
⁸ Formal (Brunei).

Notes:

• This table mostly only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language and within the Klang Valley area.
• The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
• The enclitic -nya is only used obliquely (as an object or possessor).
• The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers.

See each entry for more information.

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈana/ [ˈɐnɐ]

Etymology 1

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

Determiner

ana

1. his, her of more than one thing

Usage notes

A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike āna and ōna. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories. It cannot be stressed, in which case either āna or ōna must be used, depending on the category of the noun.

Declension

Māori possessive pronouns

		singular object			dual/plural object
		A category	O category	neutral	A category	O category	neutral
singular subject	1st person	tāku	tōku	taku	āku	ōku	aku
	2nd person	tāu	tōu	tō	āu	ōu	ō
	3rd person	tāna	tōna	tana	āna	ōna	ana
dual subject	1st person, inclusive	tā tāua	tō tāua	—	ā tāua	ō tāua	—
	1st person, exclusive	tā māua	tō māua	—	ā māua	ō māua	—
	2nd person	tā kōrua	tō kōrua	—	ā kōrua	ō kōrua	—
	3rd person	tā rāua	tō rāua	—	ā rāua	ō rāua	—
plural subject	1st person, inclusive	tā tātou	tō tātou	—	ā tātou	ō tātou	—
	1st person, exclusive	tā mātou	tō mātou	—	ā mātou	ō mātou	—
	2nd person	tā koutou	tō koutou	—	ā koutou	ō koutou	—
	3rd person	tā rātou	tō rātou	—	ā rātou	ō rātou	—

A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ana

1. cave

Maranao

Noun

ana

1. guest

   Synonyms: banto, ma'ana

Murui Huitoto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

ana

1. down, below

Derived terms

• anafe

References

• Shirley Burtch (1983), Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎^[8] (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.‎^[9], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 307

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Malay anak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: a‧na

Noun

ana

1. child (one's direct descendant)
2. child, kid (a minor)

   Synonym: ana kacíl

3. (when used with place name) person/people, gang; kids
4. learner; student (often in the plural 'ana-ana')
5. (by extension, in certain compounds) peer, mate

   Yang nga bicara tadi tu nga pe ana kalás to?

   The one you were talking to earlier was your classmate?

Derived terms

• ana kacíl

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈnɑː/

Adverb

ana (Arabic spelling ئانا)

1. alternative form of niha (“now”)

References

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

Old English

Adjective

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
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"

     Petrus āna spræc for ealne þone hēap.

     Peter by himself spoke for the whole group.

4. only
   • c. 1000, "The Battle of Maldon", lines 94-95

     God āna wāt hwā þǣre wælstōwe wealdan mōte.

     Only God knows who is destined to control the battlefield.

   • "The Fortunes of Men", lines 8-9

     God āna wāt hwæt him weaxendum wintra bringaþ.

     God only knows what the years will bring to the growing child.

Declension

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

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

ana f

1. grandmother

Related terms

• ano (“grandfather”)

Descendants

• Middle High German: ane
  • German: Ahne
  • Swabian: Ahna

Etymology 2

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

Preposition

ana

1. at
2. on

Adverb

ana

1. onwards

Descendants

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• अन (Devanagari script)
• অন (Bengali script)
• අන (Sinhalese script)
• အန or ဢၼ (Burmese script)
• อน or อะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ອນ or ອະນະ (Lao script)
• អន (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Verb

ana

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

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit अनस् (ánas).

Noun

ana n

1. cart

Declension

Declension table of "ana" (neuter)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	anaṃ	anāni
Accusative (second)	anaṃ	anāni
Instrumental (third)	anena	anehi or anebhi
Dative (fourth)	anassa or anāya or anatthaṃ	anānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	anasmā or anamhā or anā	anehi or anebhi
Genitive (sixth)	anassa	anānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	anasmiṃ or anamhi or ane	anesu
Vocative (calling)	ana	anāni

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

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

Particle

ana

1. Introduces the irrealis mood.

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996), Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 56
• Paulus Kieviet (2017), A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[10], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 546

Rukai

Conjunction

ana

1. if

Salar

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish ana (“mother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑˈnɑ]

Noun

ana (3rd person possessive anası, plural analar)

1. (dated) girl

   Synonym: qız

   • 2004, “Men yıraxdan gelğende”, 阿布都·卡德尔 [Abdu Qadır] (lyrics), 阿布都·卡德尔 [Abdu Qadır] (music)‎^[11]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

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “ana”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow: Nauka, page 288
• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985), “ana”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[12], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, pages 4, 20
• “ana” in Ölmez, Mehmet (December 2012), “Oğuzların En Doğudaki Kolu: Salırlar ve Dilleri [The Easternmost Branch of the Oghuzs: Salars and Their Language]”, in Türk Dili (in Turkish), volume CII, number 732, pages 38-43

• 马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chaoke] (2014), “ana”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎^[13], 1^st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 109
• 马伟 [Ma Wei] (2016), “ana”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 [Qīnghǎi, Qinghai]: 青海师范大学 [Qinghai Normal University], unpublished finalized project manuscript (国家社会科学基金项目结项稿, 定稿; National Social Science Fund of China), page 191

Samogitian

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ana (masculine counterpart ons)

1. third-person feminine singular pronoun: she

References

• “Žemaičių Žodynas”, in Žemaičių žemė‎^[14] (overall work in Lithuanian), 2012, page 16: “Ana — ji”

Scots

Adverb

ana (not comparable)

1. alternative form of an a'

Sena

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bàjánà.

Noun

ana class 2

1. plural of mwana

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

ana

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

Swedish

Etymology

From German ahnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑːna/
• Homophone: a:na (“the As”)

Verb

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

   Synonyms: känna på sig, ha på känn

   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

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
present participle		anande
past participle		anad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• aning
• ana oråd
• ana ugglor i mossen
• det ante mig

Noun

ana c

1. (genealogy) ancestor, forefather

   Synonym: förfader

Related terms

• anor

References

• “ana”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “ana”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “ana”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.na]

Pronoun

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.)

Usage notes

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

See also

Ternate personal pronouns

		independent		subject proclitic	possessive
		informal	formal
singular	1st person	ngori	fangarem, fajaruf	to	ri
	2nd person	ngana	ngoni, jou ngoni	no	ni
	3rd person	unam, minaf		om, mof, inh	im, mif, manh
plural	1st person inclusive	ngone		fo	na, nga
	1st person exclusive	ngomi	fangare ngomim, fajaru ngomif, fara ngomi1	mi	mi, mia
	2nd person	ngoni		ni	na, nia
	3rd person	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

• 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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ana

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

Verb

ana

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronoun

a ana

1. (alienable) his, hers

See also

Tokelauan possessive pronouns

inalienable (O-type)	singular	dual		plural
		long	short
1st person (exclusive)	o oku, o kita1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
1st person (inclusive)	―	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 (exclusive)	a aku, a kita1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
1st person (inclusive)	―	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.

Determiner

ana

1. (alienable) his, her

See also

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
	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
	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
	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
	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

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

Tooro

Tooro numbers ^(edit)

	400[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  30	40	50  → [a], [b]
	4[a], [b]
Cardinal: makumi ana, ana

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /áːna/

Numeral

ana

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

Usage notes

• 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

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːna/

Noun

ana

1. dative singular of an

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.na/

Noun

ana (definite accusative anayı, plural analar)

1. mother

   Synonym: anne

   Bak görürsün! Seni anama şikâyet edeceğim.

   You will see! I will tell you to my mother.

Declension

Declension of ana

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

Derived terms

• analı
• analık
• anası ağlamak
• anasız
• anasızlık

Adjective

ana

1. main

   Ana sigorta atınca bütün ev karanlıkta kaldı.

   When the main fuse blew, the whole house was left in the dark.

2. native

   Ana dilim Türkçedir.

   My native language is Turkish.

3. fundamental

Derived terms

• anayasa

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “آننه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[16] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 40
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “انا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[17], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 205

See also

• anne

Vilamovian

Alternative forms

• an

Etymology

From Old High German unti (“and”), from Proto-Germanic *andi (“and”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti. Cognates include German und.

Conjunction

ana

1. and

Wolof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

ana

1. (interrogative) where is, how are

Usage notes

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

See also

• fan

Yola

Preposition

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,

References

• 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

Alternative forms

• ànọ́

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.nã́/

Noun

àná

1. yesterday
2. (euphemistic) deceased, late

   Synonym: olóògbé

Derived terms

• àtànámánàá (“throughout all yesterday”)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Igala àna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.nã̄/
• (Ekiti, Ifẹ) IPA^(key): /à.nã̀/

Noun

àna or ànà

1. in-law

   Synonym: (Oǹdó) àlè

Usage notes

• The form ànà is only used among speakers of the Ifẹ̀ and Èkìtì dialects

Derived terms

• ìmàna (“a ceremony before a wedding where the bride and groom's families formally meet”)
• owó ìdána (“brideprice”)

Zazaki

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish ana (“mother”).

Noun

ana

1. mam
2. mother