ina

Symbol

ina

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Interlingua.

Etymology

Related to Amharic እናት (ʼənnat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈna/ [ʔɪˈnʌ]
• Hyphenation: i‧na

Noun

iná f (plural inaaní f or inontí f)

1. mother

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ina”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Noun

ina

1. water

References

• M. V. Portman, Notes on the Languages of the South Andaman Group of Tribes (1898)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.na/

Preposition

ina (from Old Akkadian on)

1. (place) in, on, onto

   𒀀𒉿𒅋𒌈 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒈾 𒀀𒊮 𒅇 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒈾 𒆠𒊑𒅎 𒊭𒀝𒈾𒀜

   [awīltum ul ina eqlim u ul ina kirîm šaknat]

   a-wi-il-tum u₂-ul i-na A.ŠA₃ u₃ u₂-ul i-na ki-ri-im ša-ak-na-at

   The woman is neither in the field nor in the orchard.

2. (time) on, at
3. (time) during
4. among
5. from, out of
6. (instrumental) with, by means of
7. (material) of, out of, with
8. (causal) because of, as a result of
9. (with subjunctive) so long as

References

• “ina”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔinah/

Noun

iná

1. mother

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

References

• “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎ (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Romanization

ina

1. Romanization of ᬳᬶᬦ

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Etymology 2

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨊ)

1. mother

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ína

1. mother

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧na
• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈna/ [ʔɪˈn̪a]

Noun

iná

1. (obsolete) mother

   Synonyms: inahan, mama, nanay

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ína

1. mother

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ínà.

Noun

ina

1. dog

References

• Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974) Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 18)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, pages 16, 115

Etymology

From a Lower Chinookan noun: i-ʔína

Noun

ina

1. beaver (animal)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

Noun

ina

1. mother

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ina”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From -ino +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈina]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: in‧a

Adjective

ina (accusative singular inan, plural inaj, accusative plural inajn)

1. female, feminine

   Synonyms: femala, femina