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Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑːn/,
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit , from Sanskrit आणि (āṇi, “axle-pin; boundary”).
Noun
आन • (ān) f (Urdu spelling آن)
- 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.
- manner, custom
- Synonyms: रीति (rīti), रिवाज (rivāj), रस्म (rasma)
Declension
Declension of आन (fem cons-stem)
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plural
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आन
ān
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आनें
ānẽ
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आन
ān
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आनों
ānõ
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| vocative
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आन
ān
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आनो
āno
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (aṇṇā), from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā). Doublet of आज्ञा (ājñā).
Noun
आन • (ān) f (Urdu spelling آن)
- vow, promise
- Synonyms: प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā), क़सम (qasam), वादा (vādā)
Declension
Declension of आन (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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आन
ān
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आनें
ānẽ
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| oblique
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आन
ān
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आनों
ānõ
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| vocative
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आन
ān
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आनो
āno
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References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āṇí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ājñā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press