अन

See also: अनै, अन्, अनि, and अन-

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ana (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• অন (Bengali script)
• අන (Sinhalese script)
• အန or ဢၼ (Burmese script)
• อน or อะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ອນ or ອະນະ (Lao script)
• អន (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Verb

अन

1. imperative active second-person singular of anati (“to breathe”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

अन n

1. Devanagari script form of ana (“cart”)

Declension

Declension table of "अन" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	अनं (anaṃ)	अनानि (anāni)
Accusative (second)	अनं (anaṃ)	अनानि (anāni)
Instrumental (third)	अनेन (anena)	अनेहि (anehi) or अनेभि (anebhi)
Dative (fourth)	अनस्स (anassa) or अनाय (anāya) or अनत्थं (anatthaṃ)	अनानं (anānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	अनस्मा (anasmā) or अनम्हा (anamhā) or अना (anā)	अनेहि (anehi) or अनेभि (anebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	अनस्स (anassa)	अनानं (anānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	अनस्मिं (anasmiṃ) or अनम्हि (anamhi) or अने (ane)	अनेसु (anesu)
Vocative (calling)	अन (ana)	अनानि (anāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অন (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬦ (Balinese script)
• অন (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• အန (Burmese script)
• અન (Gujarati script)
• ਅਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಅನ (Kannada script)
• អន (Khmer script)
• ອນ (Lao script)
• അന (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଅନ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖡 (Siddham script)
• අන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚝 (Takri script)
• அந (Tamil script)
• అన (Telugu script)
• อน (Thai script)
• ཨ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root अन् (an), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Cognate with Latin animus.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.nɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

अन • (aná) stem, m

1. breath, respiration

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अन (aná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अनः anáḥ	अनौ / अना¹ anaú / anā́¹	अनाः / अनासः¹ anā́ḥ / anā́saḥ¹
Vocative	अन ána	अनौ / अना¹ ánau / ánā¹	अनाः / अनासः¹ ánāḥ / ánāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अनम् anám	अनौ / अना¹ anaú / anā́¹	अनान् anā́n
Instrumental	अनेन anéna	अनाभ्याम् anā́bhyām	अनैः / अनेभिः¹ anaíḥ / anébhiḥ¹
Dative	अनाय anā́ya	अनाभ्याम् anā́bhyām	अनेभ्यः anébhyaḥ
Ablative	अनात् anā́t	अनाभ्याम् anā́bhyām	अनेभ्यः anébhyaḥ
Genitive	अनस्य anásya	अनयोः anáyoḥ	अनानाम् anā́nām
Locative	अने ané	अनयोः anáyoḥ	अनेषु anéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “अन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 24.