-आना

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See also: आना, आने, and आनी

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.nɑː/,

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Classical Persian ـانه (-āna).

    Suffix

    -आना (-ānā) (Urdu spelling ـانہ)

    1. (somewhat productive) -ly, like ..., forms adjectives
      दोस्त (dost, friend) + ‎-आना (-ānā) → ‎दोस्ताना (dostānā, friendly)

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    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀺 (-āvedi), from Sanskrit -आपयति (-āpayati).

      Suffix

      -आना (-ānā) (Urdu spelling ـانا)

      1. (highly productive) forms transitive or causative verbs from other verbs
        उठना (uṭhnā, to rise) + ‎-आना (-ānā) → ‎उठाना (uṭhānā, to raise)
      2. forms verbs from nouns or adjectives
        दफ़न (dafan, burial) + ‎-आना (-ānā) → ‎दफ़नाना (dafnānā, to bury)
      Usage notes

      Almost all Perso-Arabic and learned Sanskrit tatsama borrowings are nominal. Most of these nominals are verbalized as compound verbs with some base verb, usually करना (karnā), as in साफ़ करना (sāf karnā, to clean). A smaller number of verbs are formed directly from the noun with suffixes like -ना (-nā) and this one.

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