ஆண்மை
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Tamil
Etymology
Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀡𑁰𑀫𑁃 (āṇmai). By surface analysis, ஆண் (āṇ, “man, male”) + -மை (-mai, “suffix forming abstract nouns from other nouns”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ஆண்மை • (āṇmai)
- manliness, virility, manhood, courage, fortitude, intrepidity
- Coordinate term: பெண்மை (peṇmai)
- conquest, victory, success
- controlling power
- strength, power
- pride, conceit
- truth
Declension
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| nominative | ஆண்மை āṇmai |
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| vocative | ஆண்மையே āṇmaiyē |
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| accusative | ஆண்மையை āṇmaiyai |
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| dative | ஆண்மைக்கு āṇmaikku |
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| benefactive | ஆண்மைக்காக āṇmaikkāka |
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| genitive 1 | ஆண்மையுடைய āṇmaiyuṭaiya |
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| genitive 2 | ஆண்மையின் āṇmaiyiṉ |
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| locative 1 | ஆண்மையில் āṇmaiyil |
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| locative 2 | ஆண்மையிடம் āṇmaiyiṭam |
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| sociative 1 | ஆண்மையோடு āṇmaiyōṭu |
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| sociative 2 | ஆண்மையுடன் āṇmaiyuṭaṉ |
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| instrumental | ஆண்மையால் āṇmaiyāl |
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| ablative | ஆண்மையிலிருந்து āṇmaiyiliruntu |
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Derived terms
- இறையாண்மை (iṟaiyāṇmai)
- ஊராண்மை (ūrāṇmai)
- நாட்டாண்மை (nāṭṭāṇmai)
- பேராண்மை (pērāṇmai)
- மேலாண்மை (mēlāṇmai)
- வில்லாண்மை (villāṇmai)
- வேளாண்மை (vēḷāṇmai)
References
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “ஆண்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
- N. Kathiraiver Pillai (1928) “ஆண்மை”, in தமிழ் மொழி அகராதி (in Tamil), Chennai: Pi. Ve. Namacivaya Mutaliyar
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஆண்மை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press, page 222
- Miron Winslow (1862) “ஆண்”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt