अन्त

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Hindi

Pronunciation

Noun

अन्त (antm

  1. Alternative spelling of अंत (ant)

Declension


Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

अन्त m or n

  1. Devanagari script form of anta (“end”)
    • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎[1], page 2; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
      तत्थ अक्खरेसु अकारादीसु ओदन्ता अत्थ सरा नाम होन्ति।
      Tattha akkharesu akārādīsu odantā aṭṭha sarā nāma honti.
      There amongst the letters are eight vowels, namely starting with 'a' and ending with 'o'

Declension


Sanskrit

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (forehead; front; edge).

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Adjective

अन्त (antá)

  1. near (see अन्ति (anti))
  2. last
  3. handsome, lovely
  4. lowest, worst
  5. youngest

Noun

अन्त (antá) stemm

  1. end, conclusion, termination (ant. आरम्भ (ārambha) or आदि (ādi))
  2. limit, boundary (in time or space); final limit, last or extreme point
  3. border, edge, precinct; a place or ground in general
  4. end of a texture, edge, skirt, fringe or hem of a garment
  5. vicinity, proximity, neighbourhood, presence (see अन्ति (anti))
  6. death, destruction; end or close of life
  7. (grammar) A final syllable or letter of a word
  8. the last word in a compound
  9. ascertainment, or settlement (of a question); definite or final settlement; pause, final determination
  10. the last portion or the remainder
  11. underneath or inside surface, inner part
  12. total amount, whole number or quantity
  13. large number
  14. nature, condition, sort, species
  15. disposition, essence (as in शुद्धान्तः (śuddhāntaḥ))
  16. division (more common विभाग (vibhāga))

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अन्त (antá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अन्तः
antáḥ
अन्तौ / अन्ता¹
antaú / antā́¹
अन्ताः / अन्तासः¹
antā́ḥ / antā́saḥ¹
Vocative अन्त
ánta
अन्तौ / अन्ता¹
ántau / ántā¹
अन्ताः / अन्तासः¹
ántāḥ / ántāsaḥ¹
Accusative अन्तम्
antám
अन्तौ / अन्ता¹
antaú / antā́¹
अन्तान्
antā́n
Instrumental अन्तेन
anténa
अन्ताभ्याम्
antā́bhyām
अन्तैः / अन्तेभिः¹
antaíḥ / antébhiḥ¹
Dative अन्ताय
antā́ya
अन्ताभ्याम्
antā́bhyām
अन्तेभ्यः
antébhyaḥ
Ablative अन्तात्
antā́t
अन्ताभ्याम्
antā́bhyām
अन्तेभ्यः
antébhyaḥ
Genitive अन्तस्य
antásya
अन्तयोः
antáyoḥ
अन्तानाम्
antā́nām
Locative अन्ते
anté
अन्तयोः
antáyoḥ
अन्तेषु
antéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Antonyms

Descendants

References

  • Vaman Shivaram Apte (2012 September 8 (last accessed)) “The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2]