अन्तर्

See also: अन्तर

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hantár, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hantár (between), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér (between). Cognate with Latin inter (between, under), Oscan 𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌄𐌓 (anter, between), Old Irish eter (between), Old High German untar (between).

Pronunciation

Preposition

अन्तर् • (antár)

  1. within, between, amongst, in the middle or interior
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 08.029.02:
      yónim éka ā́ sasāda diyótano
      antár devéṣu médhiraḥ
      In the womb this one has sat down flashing,
      the wise one among the gods. (A riddle, answer: Agni)
  2. in the middle, in, between, into [+locative]
  3. between [+accusative]
  4. in, in the middle [+genitive]
  5. (at the end of a compound) in, into, in the middle of, between, out of the midst of

Usage notes

Is sometimes compounded with a following word like an adjective, meaning "interior", "internal", "intermediate".

References

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