anna

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hindi अन्न (ann, “food, grain”), आना (ānā), from Sanskrit अन्न (anna).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈænə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
    Rhymes: -ænə

Noun[edit]

anna (plural annas)

  1. A unit of currency in former British India equal to 12 pies or 1⁄16 rupee.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Afar[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /anˈna/, [ʔʌnˈnʌ]
  • Hyphenation: an‧na

Noun[edit]

anná f 

  1. aunt

Declension[edit]

Declension of anná
absolutive anná
predicative anná
subjective anná
genitive anná
Postpositioned forms
l-case annál
k-case annák
t-case annát
h-case annáh

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • ábu (“maternal uncle”)
  • qámmi (“paternal uncle”)

References[edit]

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “anna”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Akkadian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown.

Pronunciation[edit]

Particle[edit]

anna (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Nuzi, El-Amarna)

  1.  yes, certainly
    Synonym: (Old Assyrian) 𒆠𒈾 (kēna)
    Antonym: 𒌌𒆷 (ulla)
    𒅗𒋗 𒀭𒈾 𒊮𒋗 𒌌𒆷
    [pīšu anna, libbašu ulla]
    KA-šu an-na ŠA₃-šu ul-la
    There is a yes in his mouth, but a no in his heart.

Alternative forms[edit]

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

References[edit]

  • “anna”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “anna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑnːɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝nːɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): an‧na

Verb[edit]

anna

  1. inflection of antaa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams[edit]

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

anna

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse anna.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

anna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative annaði, supine annað)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to manage, be able to do
  2. (reflexive, with dative) to care for, see to

Conjugation[edit]

anna — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að anna
supine
(sagnbót) 		annað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		annandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég anna við önnum present
(nútíð) 		ég anni við önnum
þú annar þið annið þú annir þið annið
hann, hún, það annar þeir, þær, þau anna hann, hún, það anni þeir, þær, þau anni
past
(þátíð) 		ég annaði við önnuðum past
(þátíð) 		ég annaði við önnuðum
þú annaðir þið önnuðuð þú annaðir þið önnuðuð
hann, hún, það annaði þeir, þær, þau önnuðu hann, hún, það annaði þeir, þær, þau önnuðu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		anna (þú) annið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
annaðu anniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
annast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að annast
supine
(sagnbót) 		annast
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		annandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég annast við önnumst present
(nútíð) 		ég annist við önnumst
þú annast þið annist þú annist þið annist
hann, hún, það annast þeir, þær, þau annast hann, hún, það annist þeir, þær, þau annist
past
(þátíð) 		ég annaðist við önnuðumst past
(þátíð) 		ég annaðist við önnuðumst
þú annaðist þið önnuðust þú annaðist þið önnuðust
hann, hún, það annaðist þeir, þær, þau önnuðust hann, hún, það annaðist þeir, þær, þau önnuðust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		annast (þú) annist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
annastu annisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Related terms[edit]

Ingrian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

anna

  1. inflection of antaa:
    1. present indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. second-person singular imperative connegative

References[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 16

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

anna

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あんな

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

annā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of annō

References[edit]

  • “anna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • anna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “anna”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Determiner[edit]

anna

  1. feminine singular of annen
  2. neuter singular of annen

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Determiner[edit]

anna

  1. feminine singular of annan
  2. neuter singular of annan

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: an‧na

Verb[edit]

anna

  1. to be able to do
  2. to bring to completion

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of anna — active (weak class 2)
infinitive anna
present participle annandi
past participle annaðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular anna annaða
2nd-person singular annar annaðir
3rd-person singular annar annaði
1st-person plural ǫnnum ǫnnuðum
2nd-person plural annið ǫnnuðuð
3rd-person plural anna ǫnnuðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular anna annaða
2nd-person singular annir annaðir
3rd-person singular anni annaði
1st-person plural annim annaðim
2nd-person plural annið annaðið
3rd-person plural anni annaði
imperative present
2nd-person singular anna
1st-person plural ǫnnum
2nd-person plural annið
Conjugation of anna — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive annask
present participle annandisk
past participle annazk
indicative present past
1st-person singular ǫnnumk ǫnnuðumk
2nd-person singular annask annaðisk
3rd-person singular annask annaðisk
1st-person plural ǫnnumsk ǫnnuðumsk
2nd-person plural annizk ǫnnuðuzk
3rd-person plural annask ǫnnuðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular ǫnnumk ǫnnuðumk
2nd-person singular annisk annaðisk
3rd-person singular annisk annaðisk
1st-person plural annimsk annaðimsk
2nd-person plural annizk annaðizk
3rd-person plural annisk annaðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular annask
1st-person plural ǫnnumsk
2nd-person plural annizk

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: anna

References[edit]

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
  • “anna” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
  • “anna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • anna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “anna”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit अन्न (anna, “food”).

Noun[edit]

anna n

  1. food, especially boiled rice
Declension[edit]
Declension table of "anna" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)annaṃannāni
Accusative (second)annaṃannāni
Instrumental (third)annenaannehi or annebhi
Dative (fourth)annassa or annāya or annatthaṃannānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)annasmā or annamhā or annāannehi or annebhi
Genitive (sixth)annassaannānaṃ
Locative (seventh)annasmiṃ or annamhi or anneannesu
Vocative (calling)annaannāni

Etymology 2[edit]

See annā

Noun[edit]

anna

  1. vocative singular of annā (“mummy”)

Sidamo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji anaa and Hadiyya anna.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈanːa/
  • Hyphenation: an‧na

Noun[edit]

anna m (plural annuuwa f)

  1. father

Declension[edit]

Declension of anna (masculine)
unmodified modified
predicative anna
nominative annu anni
genitive annu*) anni*)
dative annaho annira
accusative anna*)
ablative annunni anninni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References[edit]

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 82
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “anna”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Trió[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cariban [Term?]; compare Ye'kwana anna.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

anna

  1. central field of a village community where a large meeting house is typically located; village square

References[edit]

  • Meira, Sérgio (1999) “anna”, in A Grammar of Tiriyó‎[3], Houston, page 648
  • Carlin, Eithne (2004) A Grammar of Trio: A Cariban Language of Suriname, Frankfurt am Main, page 22

Turkmen[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Common Turkic *adna, from Persian آدینه (âdine).

Noun[edit]

anna (definite accusative annany, plural annalar)

  1. Friday

Ye'kwana[edit]

FWOTD – 3 December 2022

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cariban [Term?]; compare Trió anna.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

anna

  1. central ground, central space, in particular:
    1. central room of a village roundhouse, where unmarried men sleep and ritual activities take place
    2. (in modern, more dispersed villages) central field of a village community where the roundhouse is located, or the roundhouse itself

References[edit]

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “anna”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[4], Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “anna'ka”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University
  • Hall, Katherine (2007) “annai”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎[5], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
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