انا

See also: إنا‎, أنا‎, and آنا‎

Arabic

Pronoun

انا • (ʾanā) m or f

1. Alternative spelling of أَنَا‎ (ʔanā)

Egyptian Arabic

Pronoun

انا‎ • (ana) m or f

1. Alternative spelling of أنا‎

Malay

Alternative forms

• ana

Etymology

From Arabic أَنَا‎ (ʔanā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔanāku, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ˀanāku.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

انا (Rumi spelling ana‎)

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

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• آنه‎

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ana, *eńe (“mother”).

Noun

انا • (ana)

1. mother

   Synonyms: مادر‎ (mader), والده‎ (vâlide)

Related terms

• بابا‎ (baba, “father”)

Descendants

• Turkish: ana, anne

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “انا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 205

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnɑ/

Noun

انا • (anâ) f

1. grandmother

Declension

declension of انا

	singular		plural
direct	انا (anâ)		اناګانې اناوې (anâgā́ne anâwe)
oblique	انا (anâ)		اناګانو اناوو (anâgā́no anâwo)
vocative	انا (anâ)		اناګانو اناوو (anâgā́no anâwo)

Synonyms

• نيا‎

South Levantine Arabic

Pronoun

انا • (ʔana) m or f

1. Alternative spelling of أنا‎

Tunisian Arabic

Pronoun

آنَا (ʔāna) m or f

1. I