anna

See also: Appendix:Variations of "anna"

English

Alternative forms

• ana

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈænə/

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  Rhymes: -ænə

Noun

anna (plural annas)

1. (historical) A former Indian coin.

Coordinate terms

• pie (1/12 anna), paisa (1/4 anna), rupee (16 annas)

Derived terms

• annas in the rupee

Translations

former unit of Indian currency

• Burmese: ပဲ (my) (pai:)
• Gujarati: આનો ? (āno)
• Hindi: आना (hi) m (ānā)
• Malayalam: അണ (ml) (aṇa)
• Manx: anna m
• Marathi: आणा m (āṇā)
• Portuguese: aná m
• Punjabi: ਆਨਾ (pa) m (ānā)
• Vaghri: આનો m (āno)

Anagrams

• A.A.N.N., Nana, anan, na-na, naan, nana

Afar

Pronunciation

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

Noun

anná f

1. aunt

Declension

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

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

References

• 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

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.na/

Particle

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

• anni, annû

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒀭𒈾 (an-na) 𒀭𒉌 (an-ni) 𒀀𒀭𒉌 (a-an-ni) 𒀭𒉡𒌋 (an-nu-u)

References

• “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, via the electronic Babylonian Library

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

• Nana, naan

Gothic

Romanization

anna

1. romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse anna from Proto-Germanic *azanōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanːa/
• Rhymes: -anːa

Verb

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

1. to manage, be able to do [with dative]
2. (reflexive) to care for, to see to [with dative ‘something’]

Conjugation

anna – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að anna
supine sagnbót		annað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		annandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	anna	annaði		anni	annaði
	þú	annar	annaðir		annir	annaðir
	hann, hún, það	annar	annaði		anni	annaði
plural	við	önnum	önnuðum		önnum	önnuðum
	þið	annið	önnuðuð		annið	önnuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	anna	önnuðu		anni	önnuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	anna (þú), annaðu
plural	þið	annið (þið), anniði1

¹ 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 (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	annast	annaðist		annist	annaðist
	þú	annast	annaðist		annist	annaðist
	hann, hún, það	annast	annaðist		annist	annaðist
plural	við	önnumst	önnuðumst		önnumst	önnuðumst
	þið	annist	önnuðust		annist	önnuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	annast	önnuðust		annist	önnuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	annast (þú), annastu
plural	þið	annist (þið), annisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Related terms

• umönnun
• önn

Ingrian

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑnːɑ/, [ˈɑnː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑnːɑ/, [ˈɑnːɑ]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑnːɑ/, [ˈɑnːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnː, -ɑnːɑ
• Hyphenation: an‧na

Verb

anna

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

References

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

Japanese

Romanization

anna

1. Rōmaji transcription of あんな

Latin

Verb

annā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of annō

References

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “anna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• "anna", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, 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

Determiner

anna

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ånnår (feminine, dialectal)
• ainna, ainnja, annja (eye dialect, dialectal palatalization)

Determiner

anna

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

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *azanōną (“to harvest”).

According to De Vries from Proto-Germanic *anþōną (“breathe heavily, toil”), a derivative of *anþą (“breath”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: an‧na

Verb

anna

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of anna — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	anna
present participle	annandi
past participle	annaðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	anna	annaða		anna	annaða
2nd person singular	annar	annaðir		annir	annaðir
3rd person singular	annar	annaði		anni	annaði
1st person plural	ǫnnum	ǫnnuðum		annim	annaðim
2nd person plural	annið	ǫnnuðuð		annið	annaðið
3rd person plural	anna	ǫnnuðu		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			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	ǫnnumk	ǫnnuðumk		ǫnnumk	ǫnnuðumk
2nd person singular	annask	annaðisk		annisk	annaðisk
3rd person singular	annask	annaðisk		annisk	annaðisk
1st person plural	ǫnnumsk	ǫnnuðumsk		annimsk	annaðimsk
2nd person plural	annizk	ǫnnuðuzk		annizk	annaðizk
3rd person plural	annask	ǫnnuðusk		annisk	annaðisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	annask
1st person plural	ǫnnumsk
2nd person plural	annizk

Derived terms

• ǫnn f (“work, labour”)
• inna (“to carry out, perform”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: anna
• Norwegian Nynorsk: anna (“to work hard, toil, hurry”)

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “anna”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• “anna” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “anna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀦𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• अन्न (Devanagari script)
• অন্ন (Bengali script)
• අන‍්න (Sinhalese script)
• အန္န or ဢၼ္ၼ or ဢၼ်ၼ (Burmese script)
• อนฺน or อันนะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨶ᩠ᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ອນ຺ນ or ອັນນະ (Lao script)
• អន្ន (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄚𑄴𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

anna n

1. food, especially boiled rice

Declension

Declension table of "anna" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	annaṃ	annāni
Accusative (second)	annaṃ	annāni
Instrumental (third)	annena	annehi or annebhi
Dative (fourth)	annassa or annāya or annatthaṃ	annānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	annasmā or annamhā or annā	annehi or annebhi
Genitive (sixth)	annassa	annānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	annasmiṃ or annamhi or anne	annesu
Vocative (calling)	anna	annāni

Etymology 2

See annā

Noun

anna

1. vocative singular of annā (“mummy”)

Sidamo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

anna m (plural annuuwa f)

1. father

Declension

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

• 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [anna]

Noun

anna

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

References

• 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

Other scripts
Latin	anna‍
Cyrillic	анна‍
Arabic	آننا

Etymology

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

Noun

anna (definite accusative annany, plural annalar)

1. Friday

Further reading

• “anna” in Enedilim.com
• “anna” in Webonary.org

Ye'kwana

FWOTD – 3 December 2022

Variant orthographies

ALIV	anna
Brazilian standard	anna
New Tribes	anna

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [anna]

Noun

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

Derived terms

• annaka

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “anna”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[4], Lyon
• Costa, Isabella Coutinho; Silva, Marcelo Costa da; Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021), “annaka”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎^[5], Museu do Índio/FUNAI
• Hall, Katherine Lee (1988), The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 386: “anna'ka - (dining) room, main room”
• Hall, Katherine (2007), “annai”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎^[6], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
• Guss, David M. (1989), To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, pages 22–26, 32, 34: “annaka”
• Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012), Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, pages 49–50: “anna”