ana

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈænə/, /ˈɑnə/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːnə/
• Rhymes: -ænə, -ɑːnə

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): /ˈænə/

Adverb

ana (not comparable)

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

   wine and honey, ana [or contracted to aa] / 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.

Synonyms

• (of each): aa (abbreviation)

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): /ˈænə/

Noun

ana (uncountable)

1. (Internet, slang) Anorexia (used especially by the pro-ana movement).

Derived terms

• pro-ana

See also

• mia, pro-mia

Etymology 4

Ancient Greek; see ana-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈænə/

Adverb

ana (comparative more ana, superlative most ana)

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

Antonyms

• kata

Etymology 5

Hindi; see anna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈænə/

Noun

ana (plural anas)

1. 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

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

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒀀𒈾 (a-na)

Alabama

Pronoun

ana

1. me

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
Perso-Arabic		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)

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

• “ana” in Obastan.com.

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ná/

Noun

aná class 2

1. plural of mwana

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ana.

Noun

ana

1. mother

Declension

Declension of ana

nominative	ana
genitive	ananıñ
dative	anağa
accusative	ananı
locative	anada
ablative	anadan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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
Isolated nominative pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person		ana	naxni
2nd person	m	int	intu
	f	inti
3rd person	m	uo, o1	innen, enne1
	f	ie, e1
1. Used 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): /aˈna/, [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”)

Gothic

Romanization

ana

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌰

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.na/, [ˈɐnə]

Noun

ana

1. 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

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

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

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

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)

1. 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
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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

Javanese

Romanization

ana

1. Romanization of ꦲꦤ

Kambera

Etymology

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

Noun

ana

1. child

Derived terms

• paana (“to give birth to”)

Kaxuyana

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)

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, 1941–2023

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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	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)	kalian / کاليان‎ kamu semua / كامو سموا‎ 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

Maori

Etymology

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)‎^[2] (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.‎^[3], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 307

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.

1. 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.

2. 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: å
  • German: an
  • Hunsrik: aan
  • Luxembourgish: un
  • Pennsylvania German: aa
  • Yiddish: אָן‎ (on)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 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

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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^[4], 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: gız

   • 2004, “Men yıraxdan gelğende”, 阿布都·卡德尔 [Abdu Qadır] (lyrics), 阿布都·卡德尔 [Abdu Qadır] (music)‎^[5]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, page 288
• 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985), “ana”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 4, 20
• 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, issue 732, pages 38-43

• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2014), “ana”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader], 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 (Social Science Literature Press), →ISBN, page 109

• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016), “ana”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 191

Scots

Adverb

ana (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of an a'

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/

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

   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
	Participles
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

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

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
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
		long	short			long	short
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
		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
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
		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
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

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎^[6], 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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /áːna/

Numeral

ana

1. fourty

Adjective

ana

1. Class 6 inflected form of -na.

Turkish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːna/

Noun

ana

1. dative singular of an

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish آننه‎, انا‎, from Proto-Turkic *ana (“mother”), *eńe (“mother”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (ana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.na/

Noun

ana (definite accusative anayı, plural analar)

1. (regional, childish, law) mother

   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	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

Synonyms

• anne

Derived terms

• analı
• analık
• 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. fundamental

Derived terms

• anayasa

References

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

See also

• anne

Vilamovian

Alternative forms

• an

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, line 7:

     Na oure gladès ana whilke we dellt wi' mattoke,

     In our valleys where we were digging with the spade,

References

• Jacob Poole (1867), 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, 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

Etymology 2

Cognate with

Noun

or

1. in-law

Usage notes

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

Zazaki

Noun

1. mam
2. mother