ana

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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)

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)

(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)

(Internet slang) Anorexia.

Derived terms

pro-ana

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek; see ana-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæ.nə/

Adverb

ana (comparative more ana, superlative most ana)

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)

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

Anagrams

A.A.N., Aan, naa

Akkadian

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/

Preposition

ana (from Old Akkadian on)

(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.
(time) for
(time) within
(purpose) for, in order to, in favor of

Alternative forms

an (Old Akkadian)

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

References

“ana”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CADきゃど)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

Alabama

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

ana

me

Ambonese Malay

Noun

ana (plural ana-ana or anana)

child

Aneme Wake

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑnɑ/

Noun

ana

tree

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic		ана
Abjad		آنا

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ana or *eńe (“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)

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

Chichewa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.ná/

Noun

aná class 2

plural of mwana

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ana.

Noun

ana

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

References

Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
“ana”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Pronoun

ana m sg or f sg

I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

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

(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

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”)

Gothic

Romanization

ana

Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/, [ˈɐ.nə]

Noun

ana

cave, cavern

Derived terms

ana kahe pele (“lava tube”)

Ibanag

Etymology

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

Noun

anâ

child; offspring

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aːna

Verb

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

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

(colloquial) Synonym of saya
(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)

(literary) wealth, prosperity

Declension

Declension of ana

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	ana
Vocative	a ana
Genitive	ana
Dative	ana

Forms with the definite article

Case	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)

spell of fine weather

Declension

Declension of ana

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ana	anaí
Vocative	a ana	a anaí
Genitive	ana	anaí
Dative	ana	anaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ana	na hanaí
Genitive	na hana	na n-anaí
Dative	leis an ana don ana	leis na hanaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ana	n-ana	hana	t-ana
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ana”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, 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

(medicine) ana (in equal quantities)

Japanese

Romanization

ana

Rōmaji transcription of あな

Javanese

Romanization

ana

Romanization of ꦲꦤ

Kambera

Etymology

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

Noun

ana

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

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

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

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)

Pronoun

anà f sg

nominative/instrumental feminine singular of anas

Particle

anà

there (it) is

Related terms

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

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

ana (Jawi spelling انا)

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

Maori

Etymology

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

Noun

ana

cave

Maranao

Noun

ana

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

down, below

Derived terms

anafe

References

Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎^[3] (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.‎^[4], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 307

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːˈnɑː/

Adverb

ana (Arabic spelling ئانا)

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

sole
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.
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.
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

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

at
on

Adverb

ana

onwards

Descendants

Middle High German: ane, an
- Cimbrian: 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

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ana n^[1]

cart^[1]

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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 31.

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/
Hyphenation: a‧na

Particle

ana

Introduces the irrealis mood.

References

Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 56
Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[5], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 546

Rukai

Conjunction

ana

if

Salar

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish ana (“mother”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɑˈnɑ]

Noun

ana (3rd person possessive anası, plural analar)

(dated) girl
Synonym: gız
- 2004, “Men yıraxdan gelğende”, 阿おもね布ぬの都と·卡德尔 [Abdu Qadır] (lyrics), 阿おもね布ぬの都と·卡德尔 [Abdu Qadır] (music)‎^[6]performed by 伊い利り亚斯·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.
daughter

References

Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “ana”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 288
林はやし莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “ana”, in 撒拉语简志こころざし [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[7], Beijing: 民族みんぞく出版しゅっぱん社しゃ: 琴きん書店しょてん, →OCLC, pages 4, 20
^{The template Template:R:slr:Ölmez does not use the parameter(s): page=41
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马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝あさ克かつ [Chao Ke] (2014) “ana”, in 撒拉语366条じょう会かい话读本ほん [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎^[8], 1^st edition, 社会しゃかい科学かがく文献ぶんけん出版しゅっぱん社しゃ [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 109
马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝あさ克かつ (Chao Ke) (2016) “ana”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究けんきゅう [Endangered Languages - Salar Language Studies], 青海あおみ (Qinghai): 国家こっか社会しゃかい科学かがく基金ききん项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), 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)

third-person masculine singular pronoun: she

References

“Žemaičių Žodynas”, in Žemaičių žemė‎^[9] (overall work in Lithuanian), 2012, page 16: “Ana — ji”

Scots

Adverb

ana (not comparable)

Alternative form of an a'

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Verb

ana

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/

Verb

ana (present anar, preterite anade, supine anat, imperative ana)

to have a feeling that something will happen, has happened or is in a certain way, without really having firm reason for the belief
Jag anar att någon kommer att känna igen honom trots förklädnaden.
I have a feeling that someone will recognize him despite the disguise.
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
	Participles
Present participle	anande
Past participle	anad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

Noun

ana c

(genealogy) ancestor, forefather
Synonym: förfader

References

Ternate

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈa.na]

Pronoun

ana (subject clitic i, possessive prefix na or nga, Jawi أن)

(human groups) third-person plural pronoun, they
(polite, unknown gender) third-person singular pronoun, he, she, the singular they
ginado se ana ― ask them (literally, “ask he/she”)
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.

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

cave, den
hold (of a ship)

Verb

ana

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronoun

a ana

(alienable) his, hers

Determiner

ana

(alienable) his, her

References

R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[10], 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

class 6 form of -na (“four”)
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

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)

mother
Synonym: anne

Bak görürsün! Seni anama şikâyet edeceğim.
You will see! I will complain about you to my mother.

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

ana

Definite accusative

anayı

Singular

Plural

Nominative

ana

Definite accusative

Dative

Locative

Ablative

Genitive

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

Adjective

ana

main
Ana sigorta atınca bütün ev karanlıkta kaldı.
When the main fuse blew, the whole house was left in the dark.
fundamental

Derived terms

anayasa

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آننه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[11], Constantinople: Mihran, page 40
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “انا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[12], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 205

Vilamovian

Alternative forms

an

Conjunction

ana

and

Wolof

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/
Audio: (file)

Adverb

ana

(interrogative) where is, how are

Usage notes

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

Yola

Preposition

ana

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

yesterday
(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

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

mam
mother

[Childers-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 31.

[1]

Cypriot Arabic personal pronouns
Isolated nominative pronouns
		singular	plural
1^st person		ana	naxni
2^nd person	m	int	intu
2^nd person	f	inti	intu
3^rd person	m	uo, o¹	innen, enne¹
3^rd person	f	ie, e¹	innen, enne¹
1. Used as a copula.

Malay personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1^st person	standard	saya／ساي aku／اکو, ku-／كو- (informal/towards God) -ku／-كو (informal possessive) hamba／همبا (dated)	kami／کامي (exclusive) kita orang／كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita／کيت (inclusive)
1^st person	royal	beta／بيتا
2^nd person	standard	kamu／کامو anda／اندا (formal)
	standard	engkau／اڠکاو, kau-／كاو- (informal/towards God) awak／اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu／-مو (possessive)	awak semua／اوق سموا kamu semua／كامو سموا kalian／کالين (informal) kau orang／كاو اورڠ (informal)
	royal	tuanku／توانكو
3^rd person	standard	dia／دي ia／اي beliau／بلياو (honorific) -nya／-ڽ (possessive)	mereka／مريک dia orang／دي اورڠ (informal)
3^rd person	royal	baginda／بݢيندا	mereka／مريک dia orang／دي اورڠ (informal)

	independent		subject proclitic	possessive
	Informal	Formal
1st person singular	ngori	fangare^m, fajaru^f	to	ri
2nd person singular	ngana	ngoni, jou ngoni	no	ni
3rd person singular	una^m, mina^f		o^m, mo^f, i^nh	i^m, mi^f, ma^nh
1st person plural inclusive	ngone		fo	na, nga
1st person plural exclusive	ngomi	fangare ngomi^m, fajaru ngomi^f, fara ngomi¹	mi	mi, mia
2nd person plural	ngoni		ni	na, nia
3rd person plural	ana^h, ena^nh		i^{h, nh}, yo^{h, †}, ya^{nh, †}	na^h, nga^h, ma^nh

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

	Definite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
	sg	long	short	pl	sg	long	short	pl
1st person (excl.)	toku, tota¹	to māua	to mā	to mātou	oku, ota¹	o māua	o mā	o mātou
1st person (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
	sg	long	short	pl	sg	long	short	pl
1st person (excl.)	taku, tata¹	ta māua	ta mā	ta mātou	aku, ata¹	a māua	a mā	a mātou
1st person (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
	sg	long	short	pl	sg	long	short	pl
1st person (excl.)	hoku, hota¹	ho māua	ho mā	ho mātou	ni oku, ni ota¹	ni o māua	ni o mā	ni o mātou
1st person (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
	sg	long	short	pl	sg	long	short	pl
1st person (excl.)	haku, hata¹	ha māua	ha mā	ha mātou	ni aku, ni ata¹	ni a māua	ni a mā	ni a mātou
1st person (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

ana

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adverb

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Adverb

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Noun

Anagrams

Akkadian

Pronunciation

Preposition

Alternative forms

References

Alabama

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Ambonese Malay

Noun

Aneme Wake

Pronunciation

Noun

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Further reading

Chichewa

Pronunciation

Noun

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Noun

Declension

References

Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

Pronoun

See also

References

Czech

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Dongxiang

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

Related terms

Gothic

Romanization

Hawaiian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Ibanag

Etymology

Noun

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Usage notes