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
• 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

• (Old Babylonian) 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

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnːɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝nːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
• 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)	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

• 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

• “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

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

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

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	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

• ǫnn

Descendants

• Icelandic: anna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) 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
• “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

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

Etymology

From 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”