அந்தம்

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Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit अन्त (anta). Cognate with Kannada ಅಂತ (anta), Malayalam അന്തം (antaṁ), Telugu అంతము (antamu), Tulu ಅಂದ (anda) and Hindi अंत (ant).

Pronunciation

Noun

அந்தம் (antam) (uncountable, literary)

  1. termination, end, close
    Synonym: முடிவு (muṭivu)
  2. (poetic) death
    Synonyms: இறப்பு (iṟappu), மரணம் (maraṇam)
  3. (obsolete) beauty
    Synonym: அழகு (aḻaku)

Declension

m-stem declension of அந்தம் (antam) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative அந்தம்
antam
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vocative அந்தமே
antamē
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accusative அந்தத்தை
antattai
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dative அந்தத்துக்கு
antattukku
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benefactive அந்தத்துக்காக
antattukkāka
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genitive 1 அந்தத்துடைய
antattuṭaiya
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genitive 2 அந்தத்தின்
antattiṉ
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locative 1 அந்தத்தில்
antattil
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locative 2 அந்தத்திடம்
antattiṭam
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sociative 1 அந்தத்தோடு
antattōṭu
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sociative 2 அந்தத்துடன்
antattuṭaṉ
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instrumental அந்தத்தால்
antattāl
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ablative அந்தத்திலிருந்து
antattiliruntu
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References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “அந்தம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press