"-अन" meaning in Sanskrit

See -अन in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɐ.nɐ/ [Vedic], /ɐ.n̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-nós Sanskrit -अन (-ana) From Proto-Indo-European *-onom, from: * *-o- (thematic vowel) + *-nom (verbal noun suffix), cognate with Proto-Germanic *-aną * *-on- (agent noun suffix) + *-o-s/m. Etymology templates: {{etymon|sa|inh|ine-pro>*-nós>verbal adjectives|id=suffix|pos=suffix|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-nós Sanskrit -अन (-ana), {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*-onom}} Proto-Indo-European *-onom, {{cog|gem-pro|*-aną}} Proto-Germanic *-aną Head templates: {{head|sa|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g1=n|g2=m}} -अन • (-ana) n or m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m}}, {{sa-decl-noun-n}} Forms: -ana [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], -अनः [nominative, singular], -अनौ [dual, nominative], -अना1 [dual, nominative], -अनाः [nominative, plural], -अनासः1 [nominative, plural], -अन [singular, vocative], -अनौ [dual, vocative], -अना1 [dual, vocative], -अनाः [plural, vocative], -अनासः1 [plural, vocative], -अनम् [accusative, singular], -अनौ [accusative, dual], -अना1 [accusative, dual], -अनान् [accusative, plural], -अनेन [instrumental, singular], -अनाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], -अनैः [instrumental, plural], -अनेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], -अनाय [dative, singular], -अनाभ्याम् [dative, dual], -अनेभ्यः [dative, plural], -अनात् [ablative, singular], -अनाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], -अनेभ्यः [ablative, plural], -अनस्य [genitive, singular], -अनयोः [dual, genitive], -अनानाम् [genitive, plural], -अने [locative, singular], -अनयोः [dual, locative], -अनेषु [locative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], -अनम् [nominative, singular], -अने [dual, nominative], -अनानि [nominative, plural], -अना1 [nominative, plural], -अन [singular, vocative], -अने [dual, vocative], -अनानि [plural, vocative], -अना1 [plural, vocative], -अनम् [accusative, singular], -अने [accusative, dual], -अनानि [accusative, plural], -अना1 [accusative, plural], -अनेन [instrumental, singular], -अनाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], -अनैः [instrumental, plural], -अनेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], -अनाय [dative, singular], -अनाभ्याम् [dative, dual], -अनेभ्यः [dative, plural], -अनात् [ablative, singular], -अनाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], -अनेभ्यः [ablative, plural], -अनस्य [genitive, singular], -अनयोः [dual, genitive], -अनानाम् [genitive, plural], -अने [locative, singular], -अनयोः [dual, locative], -अनेषु [locative, plural], -अण [alternative]
  1. forms masculine agent nouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--अन-sa-suffix-sa:agent Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with etymology trees, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit suffixes with multiple genders, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 20 14 2 29 12 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 14 2 29 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 14 1 30 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with etymology trees: 43 19 19 19 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 46 18 18 18 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 45 18 18 18 Disambiguation of Sanskrit suffixes with multiple genders: 29 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 45 18 18 18
  2. forms neuter nouns denoting
    verbal abstracta
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--अन-sa-suffix-sa:abstract Categories (other): Sanskrit suffixes with multiple genders Disambiguation of Sanskrit suffixes with multiple genders: 29 24 24 24
  3. forms neuter nouns denoting
    tool or means
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--अन-sa-suffix-sa:abstract1 Categories (other): Sanskrit suffixes with multiple genders Disambiguation of Sanskrit suffixes with multiple genders: 29 24 24 24
  4. forms neuter nouns denoting
    location
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--अन-sa-suffix-sa:abstract1 Categories (other): Sanskrit suffixes with multiple genders Disambiguation of Sanskrit suffixes with multiple genders: 29 24 24 24
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra",
            "2": "-𑀅𑀡"
          },
          "expansion": "Prakrit: -𑀅𑀡 (-aṇa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit: -𑀅𑀡 (-aṇa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "-না",
            "3": "-অনা"
          },
          "expansion": "Bengali: -না (-na), -অনা (-ona)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bengali: -না (-na), -অনা (-ona)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "-ना"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: -ना (-nā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: -ना (-nā)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "pos": "suffix",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-nós\nSanskrit -अन (-ana)",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ana",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "nominative"
      ]
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-अन",
      "roman": "-ana",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "-anau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अना1",
      "roman": "-anā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनाः",
      "roman": "-anāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनासः1",
      "roman": "-anāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनम्",
      "roman": "-anam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनौ",
      "roman": "-anau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अना1",
      "roman": "-anā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनान्",
      "roman": "-anān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनेन",
      "roman": "-anena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "-anābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनैः",
      "roman": "-anaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनेभिः1",
      "roman": "-anebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनाय",
      "roman": "-anāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "-anābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "-anebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनात्",
      "roman": "-anāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "-anābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "-anebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनस्य",
      "roman": "-anasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनयोः",
      "roman": "-anayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनानाम्",
      "roman": "-anānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अने",
      "roman": "-ane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनयोः",
      "roman": "-anayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनेषु",
      "roman": "-aneṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनम्",
      "roman": "-anam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अने",
      "roman": "-ane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनानि",
      "roman": "-anāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अना1",
      "roman": "-anā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अन",
      "roman": "-ana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अने",
      "roman": "-ane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनानि",
      "roman": "-anāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अना1",
      "roman": "-anā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनम्",
      "roman": "-anam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अने",
      "roman": "-ane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनानि",
      "roman": "-anāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अना1",
      "roman": "-anā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनेन",
      "roman": "-anena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "-anābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनैः",
      "roman": "-anaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनेभिः1",
      "roman": "-anebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनाय",
      "roman": "-anāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "-anābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "-anebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनात्",
      "roman": "-anāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "-anābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "-anebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनस्य",
      "roman": "-anasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनयोः",
      "roman": "-anayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनानाम्",
      "roman": "-anānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अने",
      "roman": "-ane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनयोः",
      "roman": "-anayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अनेषु",
      "roman": "-aneṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-अण",
      "roman": "-aṇa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
        "g1": "n",
        "g2": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-अन • (-ana) n or m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "20 14 2 29 12 12 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 14 2 29 11 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 14 1 30 11 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 19 19 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with etymology trees",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 18 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 18 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 24 24 24",
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            "Suffixes by gender",
            "Suffixes",
            "Morphemes",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 18 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "सम् + गम् (sam + gam, “to gather”) + -अन (-ana) → संगमन (saṃgamana, “gatherer”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "दृप् (dṛp, “to become/make proud”) + -अन (-ana) → दर्पण (darpaṇa, “mirror < proud-maker”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms masculine agent nouns"
      ],
      "id": "en--अन-sa-suffix-sa:agent",
      "links": [
        [
          "masculine",
          "masculine#English"
        ],
        [
          "noun",
          "noun#English"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "sa:agent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 24 24 24",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Suffixes by gender",
            "Suffixes",
            "Morphemes",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”) + -अन (-ana) → करण (karaṇa, “(act of) doing”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          "noun#English"
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          "text": "स्कम्भ् (skambh, “to support”) + -अन (-ana) → स्कम्भन (skambhana, “pillar”)",
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          "text": "सम् + गम् (sam + gam, “to gather”) + -अन (-ana) → संगमन (saṃgamana, “gatherer”)",
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        {
          "text": "वस् (vas, “to dress”) + -अन (-ana) → वसन (vasana, “garment”)",
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        {
          "text": "स्कम्भ् (skambh, “to support”) + -अन (-ana) → स्कम्भन (skambhana, “pillar”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "text": "स्था (sthā, “to stand”) + -अन (-ana) → स्थान (sthāna, “place”)",
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        {
          "text": "यज् (yaj, “to sacrifice”) + -अन (-ana) → यजन (yajana, “sacrificial site”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "location"
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      "ipa": "/ɐ.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɐ.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-अन"
}

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