inan

See also: înan, İnan, and in ấn

Ainu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.nán/, [ʔi.nán]

Pronoun

inan (Kana spelling イナン)

1. (interrogative) which, which one

See also

Ainu interrogative pronouns

Personal			Qualitative	Quantitative	Temporal	Spacial
what?	who?	which?	what kind of? how?	how many?	when?	where?
hemanta, nep	hunna, nen	inan	mak, makanak, nekon	henpak	henpara	hunak

Aputai

Noun

inan

1. alternative form of inaŋ

Further reading

• M. Taber, Toward a better understanding of the indigenous languages of southwestern Maluku. Oceanic Linguistics, 32:2, 389-441 (1993)

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈiː.naːn]

Noun

īnān (animate)

1. third-person singular possessive of nāntli; his, her or its mother.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinan/
• Rhymes: -inan
• Syllabification: i‧nan

Adjective

inan

1. accusative singular of ina

Old High German

Alternative forms

• inen

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inǭ, accusative singular masculine of *iz.

Pronoun

inan

1. accusative singular of er: him

Descendants

• Middle High German: in, inen
  • Alemannic German: in
  • Cimbrian: in, inn (Sette Comuni)
  • German: ihn
  • Hunsrik: ihn

Somali

Alternative forms

• iran

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *ínàm m *ìnám f. Further etymology is uncertain:

• Related to Rendille inam, Konso inanta (“daughter”), Tsamai inanko (“son”). Compare also Oromo intala (“daughter”).
• Related to Dabarre alan and Garre elen.
• Related to Daasanach iny (“son”).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔɪ̄nɑ̀n/
• Hyphenation: in‧an

Noun

ínan m (plural inammo f)

1. boy

   Synonym: wiil

2. son

Inflection

declension of inan
	singular
absolutive	ínan
nominative	inan
genitive	inán
vocative	inanow, inanyahow

determiners of inan
		singular
definite	non-remote	inanka
	remote	inankii
demonstrative	proximal	inankan
	medial	inankaas
	distal	inankeer
	far distal	inankoo
interrogative		inankee
possessive	mine	inankayga
	yours	inankaaga
	his	inankiisa
	her	inankeeda
	ours (excl.)	inankayaga
	ours (incl.)	inankeena
	yours (pl.)	inankiinna
	theirs	inankooda

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ʔɪ̄ˈnɑ́n/
• Hyphenation: in‧an

Noun

inán f (plural inamo m)

1. girl
2. daughter

Inflection

declension of inan
	singular
absolutive	inán
nominative	inani
genitive	inanéed
vocative	inaneey, inanyahay

determiners of inan
		singular
definite	non-remote	inanta
	remote	inantii
demonstrative	proximal	inantan
	medial	inantaas
	distal	inanteer
	far distal	inantoo
interrogative		inantee
possessive	mine	inantayda
	yours	inantaada
	his	inantiisa
	her	inanteeda
	ours (excl.)	inantayada
	ours (incl.)	inanteena
	yours (pl.)	inantiinna
	theirs	inantooda

References

• “inan”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012
• Reinisch, Leo (1902), Die Somali-Sprache (in German), volume 2, Wien, Austria, page 33

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, compare Nias ina and Tagalog ina.

Noun

inan

1. mother

Turkish

Verb

inan

1. second-person singular imperative of inanmak