ajina

Ojibwe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.dʒɪˈnə/

Adverb

ajina

1. a little while

   Ajina ningii-mawadisaa nishiime.

   I visited my younger sister for a little while.

See also

• baanimaa (“later, after a while, eventually”)
• wayiiba (“soon, early, in a little while”)

References

• Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “ajina”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎^[1], University of Minnesota

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀚𑀺𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• अजिन (Devanagari script)
• অজিন (Bengali script)
• අජින (Sinhalese script)
• အဇိန or ဢၹိၼ (Burmese script)
• อชิน or อะชินะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨩᩥᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຊິນ or ອະຊິນະ (Lao script)
• អជិន (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄎𑄨𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अजिन (ajína, “antelope skin”).

Noun

ajina n

1. the hide of the black antelope, worn as a garment by ascetics

Declension

Declension table of "ajina" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ajinaṃ	ajināni
Accusative (second)	ajinaṃ	ajināni
Instrumental (third)	ajinena	ajinehi or ajinebhi
Dative (fourth)	ajinassa or ajināya or ajinatthaṃ	ajinānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ajinasmā or ajinamhā or ajinā	ajinehi or ajinebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ajinassa	ajinānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ajinasmiṃ or ajinamhi or ajine	ajinesu
Vocative (calling)	ajina	ajināni