आन

Hindi
FWOTD – 22 February 2022

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) 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)

  1. 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.
  2. manner, custom
    Synonyms: रीति (rīti), रिवाज (rivāj), रस्म (rasma)
Declension
Declension of आन (fem cons-stem)
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)

  1. vow, promise
    Synonyms: प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā), क़सम (qasam), वादा (vādā)
Declension
Declension of आन (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct आन
ān		 आनें
ānẽ
oblique आन
ān		 आनों
ānõ
vocative आन
ān		 आनो
āno

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āṇí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ājñā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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