आन
Hindi
FWOTD – 22 February 2022
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑːn/, [ä̃ːn]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit आणि (āṇi, “axle-pin; boundary”).[1]
Noun
आन • (ān) f (Urdu spelling آن)
- self-respect, dignity
- Synonyms: आत्मसम्मान (ātmasammān), (also "pride, ego") स्वाभिमान (svābhimān)
- 1880 – 1936, Premchand, Nav-Nidhi:
- रानी-नहीं,उस पदार्थ के लिये जो संसार में सबसे अधिक मूल्यवान् है।
बादशाह-वह क्या है?
रानी-अपनी आन।- rānī-nahī̃,us padārth ke liye jo sansār mẽ sabse adhik mūlyavān hai.
bādśāh-vah kyā hai?
rānī-apnī ān. - Queen: No, for the thing that is the most valuable in all existence.
King: What is that?
Queen: One's dignity.
- rānī-nahī̃,us padārth ke liye jo sansār mẽ sabse adhik mūlyavān hai.
- रानी-नहीं,उस पदार्थ के लिये जो संसार में सबसे अधिक मूल्यवान् है।
- manner, custom
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | आन ān |
आनें ānẽ |
| oblique | आन ān |
आनों ānõ |
| vocative | आन ān |
आनो āno |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (aṇṇā), from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā). Doublet of आज्ञा (ājñā).[2]
Noun
आन • (ān) f (Urdu spelling آن)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | आन ān |
आनें ānẽ |
| oblique | आन ān |
आनों ānõ |
| vocative | आन ān |
आनो āno |
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āṇí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ājñā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press