அதான்

Tamil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐd̪aːn/

Etymology 1

Spoken form of அது தான் (atu tāṉ, proximal far), roughly translated as 'that is it' or 'it is.' compare இதான் (itāṉ), which is a spoken form of இது தான் (itu tāṉ, proximal near).

Phrase

அதான் • (atāṉ)

1. that is, it is
2. (proximal) that, it

Example

• (colloquial)
  இந்த நாய் தான் உன்ன கடிச்சிதா? —ஆமா, அதான்.

  inta nāy tāṉ uṉṉa kaṭiccitā? —āmā, atāṉ.

  Is this the dog that bit you? —Yes, it is.

  • Note that, if the person asking about dog or the dog itself is far from the person to whom the question is directed, their answer would be இதான் (itāṉ).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic أَذَان (ʔaḏān).

Noun

அதான் • (atāṉ)

1. adhan, azan

Declension