انا
See also: إنا, أنا, and آنا
Arabic
Pronoun
انا • (ʾanā) m or f
- Alternative spelling of أَنَا (ʾanā)
Egyptian Arabic
Pronoun
انا • ('ána) m or f
- Alternative spelling of أَنَا
Malay
Alternative forms
- ana
Etymology
From Arabic أَنَا (ʾanā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔanāku, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ˀanāku.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /anə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ana/
- Rhymes: -anə, -nə, -ə
Pronoun
انا (Rumi spelling ana)
- I (personal pronoun)
- me (direct object of a verb)
- me (object of a preposition)
- me (indirect object of a verb)
- my (belonging to me)
See also
Malay personal pronouns
singular | plural | ||
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1st person | standard | saya / ساي aku/ku- / اکو / كو- (informal/towards God) -ku / -كو (informal possessive) hamba / همبا (dated) | kami / کامي (exclusive) kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita / کيت (inclusive) |
royal | beta / بيتا | ||
2nd person | standard | kamu / کامو anda / اندا (formal) | |
engkau/kau- / اڠکاو/ كاو- (informal/towards God) awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu / -مو (possessive) | kalian / کاليان kamu semua / كامو سموا kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal) | ||
royal | tuanku / توانكو | ||
3rd person | standard | dia / دي ia / اي beliau / بلياو (honorific) -nya / -ڽ (possessive) | mereka / مريک dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal) |
royal | baginda / بݢيندا |
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- آنه
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ana, *eńe (“mother”).
Noun
انا • (ana)
- mother
- Synonyms: مادر (mader), والده (vâlide)
Related terms
- بابا (baba, “father”)
Descendants
- Turkish: ana, anne
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “انا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 205
Pashto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈnɑ/
Noun
انا • (anâ) f
- grandmother
Declension
declension of انا
singular | plural | ||
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direct | انا (anâ) | اناګانې اناوې (anâgā́ne anâwe) | |
oblique | انا (anâ) | اناګانو اناوو (anâgā́no anâwo) | |
vocative | انا (anâ) | اناګانو اناوو (anâgā́no anâwo) |
Synonyms
- نيا
South Levantine Arabic
Pronoun
انا • (ʔana) m or f
- Alternative spelling of أنا
Tunisian Arabic
Pronoun
آنَا (ʔāna) m or f
- I