अन्

Marathi

Etymology

Shortened form of आणि (āṇi) ?

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ən/

Conjunction

अन् • (an)

  1. and
    Synonyms: आणि (āṇi), नि (ni), (va)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (to breathe). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἄνεμος (ánemos, wind, breeze), Latin animus (life force), Old Armenian հողմ (hołm, wind), Tocharian B āñme, Old English anda (zeal, anger), English anime, Old Irish anál (breath).

Pronunciation

Root

अन् • (an)

  1. to breathe, respire, gasp

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root अन्‎ (0 c, 2 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
  • अनिति (ániti, Present)
  • अनति (anati, Present)
  • अनिष्यति (aniṣyáti, Future)
  • अनिता (anitā́, Periphrastic Future)
  • आनीत् (ā́nīt, Aorist)
  • आन (ā́na, Perfect)
Secondary Forms
  • आनयति (ānáyati, Causative)
  • अनिनिषति (aniniṣati, Desiderative)
Non-Finite Forms
  • अनितुम् (anitum, Infinitive)
  • अन्य (anya, Gerundive)
  • अनित (anitá, Past Participle)
Derived Nominal Forms
  • अन (aná, breath, respiration)
  • अनन (ánana, breathing, living)
  • अनिल (ánila, air, wind)
  • आन (āná, exhaling through the nose; mouth; face)
  • आनन (ānana, mouth; face)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “अन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 24/1.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 3
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 72
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