ani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ani"

Languages (44)

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English

A smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ni/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑːni

Noun

ani (plural anis)

1. Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.

Derived terms

• greater ani (Crotophaga major)
• smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani)
• groove-billed ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)

Translations

bird of genus Crotophaga

• Finnish: ani (fi), anikäki
• Polish: kleszczojad m
• Portuguese: anu (pt)
• Spanish: garrapatero (es) m

Further reading

• Ani (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Crotophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Crotophaga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪnaɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪnaɪ

Noun

ani

1. plural of anus

Anagrams

• Ian, nai, INA, AIN, Nia, Ain, NIA, ain', Ina, -ian, nia, ain

Akan

Pronunciation

• Tone: LH

Noun

ani

1. eye, eyes

   M'ani agye

   My eyes are brightened (I am happy)

   ani den

   (having) hard eyes (= tough, not putting up with anything)

Synonyms

• aniwa

References

• Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) “ani”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎^[3], Basel, pages 322–325
• Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) “àníwa”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎^[4], Basel, page 332
• Dolphyne, Florence Abena (1996). A Comprehensive Course in Twi (Asante) for the Non-Twi Learner.
• Gyekye, Kwame (1995). An Essay on African Philosophical Thought: The Akan.
• Hollington, Andrea (2015). Traveling Conceptualization.

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih.

Noun

ani

1. harvest

Albanian

Etymology

Cognate to tani (“now, at present, then”), from Proto-Albanian *nū, from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”) (cognate to Sanskrit नू (nū, “now”)). Occurs in coordination with other particles, compare nani, nime.

Further related to Arvanitika Albanian αί (e, “yes”) and (Standard) Albanian a (“probably, whether; or, there”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ani/

Adverb

ani

1. (conversational) then, later; later (on)

   Synonyms: pastaj, më vonë, tani, andej, atëherë, tash, tashti

2. well, so, fine, now, OK

   Synonyms: bet (Gheg), paçka, oni (Ilirida-Gheg)

   Ani, në rregull.

   Well, all right.

   Gheg examples:

   Ani de?

   So what?

   Ani de...

   Well then...

Particle

ani

1. even, as if; alas, oh look, ah (expressing laughter, irony, sarcasm, pity, concern, grief, annoyance, distrust)

   Synonym: kish (kishe Gheg), si, sikur, nesë

   Ani kush po qesh!

   As if someone (specific) should laugh! / Oh look who's laughing!

2. (folklore, poetic) come on, hey; yes, well, alright; oh/ah (a vocative particle or/and complementary poetic tool)

   Synonyms: mori, more, ore, moj, (mar, mana Gheg); po, hej

   Ani mori nuse...

   Well, (oh) you bride...

   (traditional wedding song)

Further reading

• [5] adverb and particle ani / aní • Fjalori Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Australian Kriol

Etymology 1

Inherited from English honey.

Noun

ani

1. honey

Etymology 2

Inherited from English only.

Adverb

ani

1. only

Baure

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈani/

Noun

ani

1. sky

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih (“harvest”), from Proto-Austronesian *qaniS (“harvest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔani/ [ˈʔa.n̪i]
• Hyphenation: a‧ni

Noun

áni (Basahan spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. harvest

Derived terms

• anihon
• aranihan
• mag-ani
• para-ani
• tig-ani

 

Biloxi

Alternative forms

• ni

Etymology

From Proto-Siouan *wa-rį́• (“water”).

Noun

ani

1. water

References

• Paula Ferris Einaudi, A grammar of Biloxi (1976)
• James Owen Dorsey, John Reed Swanton, A Dictionary of the Biloxi and Ofo Languages (1912)

Brunei Malay

Pronoun

ani

1. this, these

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔani/ [ˈʔa.n̪ɪ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ni

Etymology 1

Compare Aklanon ani.

Noun

ani (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. a harvest, crop; the yield of harvesting

   Synonym: kutsitsa

   1. (especially) a harvest of rice
2. a gain; what is gained

Verb

ani (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. to harvest
   1. (especially) to harvest rice
2. (figurative) to get benefit from something

Synonyms

• (to harvest bananas): tuba
• (to harvest corn): kayas, lagpi, sanggi
• (to harvest coconuts): dugnas
• (to harvest mangoes): guno
• (to harvest yam): panglin

Derived terms

• inani

 

Etymology 2

Adverb

ani (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. Short for niani (“of this”).
2. Short for ing-ani, ingon ani (“like this”).

Chickasaw

Etymology

Compare Choctaw ani, Alabama aɬi, Koasati athilaho̱. Compare also Timucua ule (“fruit”) or Tunica elu (“to bear fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ni/

Verb

ani (short verb)

1. (stative, intransitive, nominal subject) to produce or bear fruit
2. (active voice, transitive, nominal object) to stuff
3. (active voice, ditransitive, tri-plural or mass object) to put in, to pour in

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• aa-ani
• ahá̱ni
• aniichi
• aniꞌ
• ibaa-ani
• ibaani
• imanni
• á̱ni
• áꞌni

 

Related terms

• fokhi (singular object)
• abihili (dual object)
• aani

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• ʋni (traditional)
• ạni (Byington/Swanton)

Etymology

Cognate with Chickasaw ani, Alabama aɬi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aní(ʔ)/
• Transcription: ani'

Noun

ani (inalienable)

1. berry
2. nut
3. fruit

Declension

possessive (inalienable)	singular	paucal	plural
first-person ("my, our")	siani	piani	hapiani
second-person ("thy, your")	chiani	hachiani
third-person ("his, her, its, their")	ani

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ani, from Proto-Slavic *ani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɲɪ]

• Audio:

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Conjunction

ani

1. neither, nor, or (in negative)

   Do Prahy nepojedu ani v sobotu ani v pátek. ― I will go to Prague neither on Saturday nor on Friday.

2. even (with negative clause)

   Ani nevím, jestli to udělá. ― I don't even know if he will do it.

   Ani náhodou! ― No way!

   Ani nedutal. ― He stood still; He didn't even blink.

Further reading

• “ani”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ani”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ani

1. plural of anus

Esperanto

Etymology

From ano +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈani]
• Rhymes: -ani
• Hyphenation: an‧i

Verb

ani (present anas, past anis, future anos, conditional anus, volitive anu)

1. (intransitive) to be a member, belong (to an organization, group, etc.)
   • January 2011, Christian Declerck, Kontraŭmilita literaturo en Esperanto in La Gazeto 151

     La ĉefroluloj anas en du generacioj de unu familio

     The main characters belong to two generations of one family

Conjugation

Conjugation of ani

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		anas		anis		anos
active participle		ananta	anantaj	aninta	anintaj	anonta	anontaj
	acc.	anantan	anantajn	anintan	anintajn	anontan	anontajn
nominal active participle		ananto	anantoj	aninto	anintoj	anonto	anontoj
	acc.	ananton	anantojn	aninton	anintojn	anonton	anontojn
adverbial active participle		anante		aninte		anonte

infinitive		ani						imperative		anu						conditional		anus

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑni/, [ˈɑ̝ni]
• Rhymes: -ɑni
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ni

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *ani (compare Karelian ani, Veps ani), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *an +‎ -i.

Adverb

ani

1. very, extremely

Usage notes

Except for some archaic expressions, used only to strengthen the words harvoin, harva (“few”), harvinainen, varhain and varhainen. Sometimes the words are written together, but this is deemed incorrect by language authorities, who decree that ani be spelled as a separate word.

Derived terms

compounds

• aniharva
• aniharvoin

 

Further reading

• “ani”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[6] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

From Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.

Noun

ani

1. ani (bird of genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family)

Declension

Inflection of ani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		ani	anit
genitive		anin	anien
partitive		ania	aneja
illative		aniin	aneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ani	anit
accusative	nom.	ani	anit
	gen.	anin
genitive		anin	anien
partitive		ania	aneja
inessive		anissa	aneissa
elative		anista	aneista
illative		aniin	aneihin
adessive		anilla	aneilla
ablative		anilta	aneilta
allative		anille	aneille
essive		anina	aneina
translative		aniksi	aneiksi
abessive		anitta	aneitta
instructive		—	anein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anini anini accusative nom. anini anini gen. anini genitive anini anieni partitive aniani anejani inessive anissani aneissani elative anistani aneistani illative aniini aneihini adessive anillani aneillani ablative aniltani aneiltani allative anilleni aneilleni essive aninani aneinani translative anikseni aneikseni abessive anittani aneittani instructive — — comitative — aneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anisi anisi accusative nom. anisi anisi gen. anisi genitive anisi aniesi partitive aniasi anejasi inessive anissasi aneissasi elative anistasi aneistasi illative aniisi aneihisi adessive anillasi aneillasi ablative aniltasi aneiltasi allative anillesi aneillesi essive aninasi aneinasi translative aniksesi aneiksesi abessive anittasi aneittasi instructive — — comitative — aneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative animme animme accusative nom. animme animme gen. animme genitive animme aniemme partitive aniamme anejamme inessive anissamme aneissamme elative anistamme aneistamme illative aniimme aneihimme adessive anillamme aneillamme ablative aniltamme aneiltamme allative anillemme aneillemme essive aninamme aneinamme translative aniksemme aneiksemme abessive anittamme aneittamme instructive — — comitative — aneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aninne aninne accusative nom. aninne aninne gen. aninne genitive aninne anienne partitive anianne anejanne inessive anissanne aneissanne elative anistanne aneistanne illative aniinne aneihinne adessive anillanne aneillanne ablative aniltanne aneiltanne allative anillenne aneillenne essive aninanne aneinanne translative aniksenne aneiksenne abessive anittanne aneittanne instructive — — comitative — aneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aninsa aninsa accusative nom. aninsa aninsa gen. aninsa genitive aninsa aniensa partitive aniaan aniansa anejaan anejansa inessive anissaan anissansa aneissaan aneissansa elative anistaan anistansa aneistaan aneistansa illative aniinsa aneihinsa adessive anillaan anillansa aneillaan aneillansa ablative aniltaan aniltansa aneiltaan aneiltansa allative anilleen anillensa aneilleen aneillensa essive aninaan aninansa aneinaan aneinansa translative anikseen aniksensa aneikseen aneiksensa abessive anittaan anittansa aneittaan aneittansa instructive — — comitative — aneineen aneinensa

Hypernyms

• käki

Derived terms

compounds

• anikäki
• isoani
• uurrenokka-ani

 

Anagrams

• ain, nai

French

Noun

ani m (plural anis)

1. ani (bird)

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *änI(ɣ), from Proto-Eskimo *aNǝ-Lɣun. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᓂ (ani), and Nunatsiavummiutut anik.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ.ni/

Noun

ani (plural anit)

1. a girl's elder brother

Declension

Declension of ani

	singular	plural
absolutive	ani	anit
ergative	anip	anit
allative	animut	aninut
ablative	animit	aninit
prosecutive	anikkut	anitigut
locative	animi	anini
instrumental	animik	aninik
equative	anitut	anitut

References

• ani in Katersat

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *aŋi, from Proto-Central Pacific *aŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ni/, [ˈɐ.ni]

Verb

ani

1. to blow softly (as a breeze)
2. to beckon; wave

Derived terms

• hoʻāni (“to let wind”)
• aniani (“cool, refreshing”)

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ani”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ni/
• Rhymes: -ani
• Hyphenation: à‧ni

Noun

ani m

1. plural of ano

Anagrams

• -ina, ain

Japanese

Romanization

ani

1. Rōmaji transcription of あに

Karao

Noun

ani

1. rice harvest

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ ni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɲi/
• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: a‧ni

Conjunction

ani

1. neither, nor, or

Particle

ani

1. not even

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “ani”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[7]
• “ani”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka, Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Ladin

Noun

ani

1. plural of an

Latin

Noun

ānī

1. inflection of ānus:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural

References

• ani in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• aniȝ, any, ayny, æniȝ, eani, eni, eniȝ, ony, oony

Etymology

From Old English ǣniġ, āniġ (“any”), from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaniː/, /ˈɛniː/, /ˈɔniː/
• (early) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːniː/, /ˈɛːniː/

Determiner

ani

1. any

Descendants

• English: any
• Geordie English: ony
• Scots: ony, onie
• Yola: aany, any

References

• “anī, limiting adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Nupe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.nĩ́/

Adverb

aní

1. already

   Mi jin u aní. ― I've done it already.

   A gí yangíci kpáátá aní, u á zo. ― They've eaten all the food already, it's finished.

   Ǹdá á bici aní. ― Father had run off.

Usage notes

• Used to form the present perfect tense, and can be used with á for emphasis or to express the pluperfect.

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ ni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈaɲi/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈaɲi/

Conjunction

ani

1. and not
2. nor
3. (repeated) neither … nor
4. (comparative) than
5. but neither

Particle

ani

1. even (in reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)

Descendants

• Czech: ani

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ani”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Irish

Pronoun

ani

1. Alternative spelling of aní

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• hani

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ani. First attested in 1386.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ani/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ani/

Conjunction

ani

1. (attested in Lesser Poland) connects negated elements; not, and not
   • 1915 [1396], Jan Łoś, editor, Przegląd językowych zabytków staropolskich do r. 1543‎^[8], Krakow, page 537:

     Palatinus nigdi ne bil tey nyue w dzerzenu, o yansz zalowal, any gospodarzem

     [Palatinus nigdy nie był tej niwie w dzierżeniu, o jąż żałował, ani gospodarzem]

   • 1895 [1420], Archiwum Komisji Prawniczej. Collectanea ex Archivo Collegii Iuridici‎^[9], volume VIIIa, page 152:

     Falislaw s Wiszni ne wsząl gymena v Maczea za gedennacze grziwen... ani mney, ani wanczey

     [Falisław z Wiszni nie wziął jimienia u Macieja za jedennacie grzywien... ani mniej, ani więcej]

   • 15th century, Dekalog - Dziesięcioro przykazań bożych - Decem praecepta Dei, volume III, number 3:

     Ne szabyay bratha svadą, rąką, caszną any slą radą

     [Nie zabijaj brata swadą, ręką, kaźnią ani złą radą]

   • 1399, Dekalog - Dziesięcioro przykazań bożych - Decem praecepta Dei, volume III, number 1:

     Ne szabyay bratha swadą any røkø, kasnø, any radø

     [Nie zabijaj brata zwadą ani ręką, kaźnią, ani radą]

   • 1440, Dekalog - Dziesięcioro przykazań bożych - Decem praecepta Dei, volume V, number 4:

     Non occides nicogo røkø ani szlim przicladem, ani rzeczø slowa slego, ani k[a]sznø, ani kthorą szlą radą

     [Non occides nikogo ręką ani złym przykładem, ani rzeczą słowa złego, ani k[a]źnią, ani ktorą złą radą]

   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki‎^[10], Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego, pages 74, 6:

     Nechaycze molwicz... lichoty. Bo ani ode wzchoda, ani od zachoda, ani od pustich gor (neque ab oriente, neque ab occidente, neque a desertis montibus, Puł: ny... ny... ny), bo bog sødzø iest

     [Niechajcie mołwić... lichoty. Bo ani ode wschoda, ani od zachoda, ani od pustych gor (neque ab oriente, neque ab occidente, neque a desertis montibus, Puł: ni... ni... ni), bo Bog sędzią jest]

   • 1884 [c. 1455-1460], “Die Magdeburger Urtheile. Ein Deutschen Rechtes in polnischer Sprache aus der Mitte des XV Jahrhunderts”, in Aleksander Brückner, editor, Archiv für slavische Philologie, volume VI, page 364:

     Raczcze any zadny czlowyek ma szadzycz przyszasznyka... przesz gego vyny

     [Radźce ani żadny człowiek ma sędzić przysiężnika... przez jego winy]

   • 1856-1870 [1399], Antoni Zygmunt Helcel, editor, Starodawne Prawa Polskiego Pomniki‎^[11], volume VIII, number 8277:

     Ani czy dedziczi, ani Borek byli gospodarzmi dzedziny[e]

     [Ani ci dziedzicy, ani Borek byli gospodarzmi dzedziny[e]]

   • 1874-1891 [1453], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności‎^{[12], [13], [14]}, volume XXV, page 212:

     Any lylya byalosczya, czyrvona roza krassznosczya, any nardus szva vonyosczya, zamorszky kvyat szva drogosczya Maryey szya rowna

     [Ani lilija białością, czyrwona roża krasnością, ani nardus swą wonnością, zamorski kwiat swą drogością Maryjej się rowna]

   • 1895 [1427], Archiwum Komisji Prawniczej. Collectanea ex Archivo Collegii Iuridici‎^[15], volume VIIIa, page 167:

     Czterdzesczy grzywen possasnich, a ne skodnich any platowych, Vochna... wnosla do Lubanyey

     [Czterdzieści grzywien posażnych, a nie szkodnych ani płatowych, Wochna... wniosła do Lubaniej]

   • 1892 [1484], Hieronim Łopaciński, editor, Reguła trzeciego zakonu św. Franciszka i drobniejsze zabytki języka polskiego z końca w. XV i początku XVI‎^[16], Krakow, page 708:

     Braczya wszythczy... mayą myeczi odzyenye schare pospolyczye any barzo byale, any barzo czarne (in... colore non prorsus albo vel nigro)

     [Bracia wszytcy... mają mieć(i) odzienie szare pospolicie ani barzo białe, ani barzo czarne (in... colore non prorsus albo vel nigro)]

   • 1902 [1406], “Wybór zapisek sądowych grodzkich i ziemskich wielkopolskich z XV wieku”, in Franciszek Piekosiński, editor, Studia, rozprawy i materiały z dziedziny historii polskiej i prawa polskiego‎^[17], volume 6, Poznań, Pyzdry, Kościan, Gniezno, page 306:

     Dzerszek yest krwø bliszszi... ku Szacovu nisz Ramsz ani gego strig

     [Dzierżek jest krwią bliższy... ku Żakowu niż Ramsz ani jego stryj]

2. (reduplicated, attesed in, Lesser Poland, Sieradz-Łęczyca, Greater Poland) neither … nor
   • 1915 [1396], Jan Łoś, editor, Przegląd językowych zabytków staropolskich do r. 1543‎^[18], Krakow, page 537:

     Pecz ne vcradl duos equos... ani tego wzitka jma

     [Piecz nie ukradł duos equos... ani tego użytka ima]

   • End of the 14th century, Spowiedź powszechna - Confessio generalis, number 1:

     Szpowadami szø..., yszeszmi... podrosznika na nocz ne polozili any yemw drogy ne wkazali

     [Spowiadamy się..., iżesmy... podrożnika na noc nie położyli ani jemu drogi nie ukazali]

   • 1915 [1474], Jan Łoś, editor, Przegląd językowych zabytków staropolskich do r. 1543‎^[19], Sieradz, page 540:

     Jacobus... za poczestnego, czsnego od zadnego w szadnem zawodze podesrzany ani yest nalesøn y prze dobri luth... za *tagego myan, dzirsan y chowan

     [Jacobus... za poczestnego, czsnego od żadnego w żadnem zawodzie podeźrzany ani jest nalezion i prze dobry lud... za takiego mian, dzirżan i chowan]

   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki‎^[20], Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego, pages 5, 5:

     Ani przebiwacz bødze przi tobe zglobliwi, any przebywacz bødø neprawy (neque habitabit iuxta te malignus, neque permanebunt iniusti)

     [Ani przebywać będzie przy tobie zgłobliwy, ani przebywać będą nieprawi (neque habitabit iuxta te malignus, neque permanebunt iniusti)]

   • 1895 [1426], Archiwum Komisji Prawniczej. Collectanea ex Archivo Collegii Iuridici‎^[21], volume VIIIa, page 166:

     Ianow oczecz any szam ne prossyl kmeczy pana Yanowich do Zagorzicz..., any naymowal

     [Janow ociec ani sam nie prosił kmieci pana Janowych do Zagorzyc..., ani najmował]

   • 1921 [1471], Kazimierz Tymieniecki, editor, Procesy twórcze formowania się społeczeństwa polskiego w wiekach średnich‎^[22], page 197:

     W xanzeyi pusczyey... any stampycz na swyerz nye stawyam, anym xanzego swyaza ny[e] pokrathl

     [W księżej puszczej... ani stępic na źwierz nie stawiam, anim księżego źwie[r]za ni[e] pokradł]

   • Beginning of the 15th century, Łukasz z Wielkiego Koźmina, Kazania gnieźnieńskie‎^[23], Krakow, page 175a:

     Abiscze vy tose ne kradly any slodzegmy byly, any ktorego cloueka szabyly

     [Abyście wy teże nie kradli ani złodziejmi byli, ani ktorego człowieka zabili]

   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki‎^[24], Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego, pages 130, 1–2:

     Ne gest powyszono sercze moge any wznesle gesta se oczy moge, any chodzyl gesm w welykych, any w dzywech nad mø (non est exaltatum... neque elati sunt..., neque ambulavi..., neque in mirabilibus super me)

     [Nie jest powyszono sierce moje ani wznieśle jesta sie oczy moje, ani chodził jeśm w wielikich, ani w dziwiech nad mię (non est exaltatum... neque elati sunt..., neque ambulavi..., neque in mirabilibus super me)]

   • 1861 [1435–1437], Pismo poświęcone naukom, sztukom i przemysłowi‎^[25], volume III, Biblioteka Warszawska, page 24:

     Sczepan Brilewsky Thomy dwayczy ne *szodzal w klodą y dwayczy ne wyszadzal any mu mecza gwaltem wsąl

     [Szczepan Brylewski Tomy dwajcy nie sadzał w kłodę i dwajcy nie wysadzał ani mu miecza gwałtem wziął]

   • 1887 [Fifteenth century], Wacław Ubogi z Brodni, edited by Lucjan Malinowski, Modlitwy Wacława. Zabytek języka polskiego z wieku XV odkryty i skopjowany przez Aleksandra Przezdzieckiego wydał i objaśnił Lucyjan Malinowski‎^[26], Krakow, Brodnia, page 111a:

     Oczecz od nikogo iest vczynyon any stworzon, any porodzon (pater a nullo est factus nec creatus nec genitus Ath 20)

     [Ociec od nikogo jest uczynion ani stworzon, ani porodzon (pater a nullo est factus nec creatus nec genitus Ath 20)]

   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki‎^[27], Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego, pages 17, 24:

     Strzegl iesm drog boszich any iesm zle nosil od boga (custodivi vias domini nec impie gessi a deo)

     [Strzegł jeśm drog bożych ani jeśm złe nosił od Boga (custodivi vias domini nec impie gessi a deo)]

   • 1925 [1432-1437], Roczniki Historyczne‎^[28], volume XV, Pyzdry, page 68:

     Then czlowyek sbyegl any nye vczynyw dosszycz podle prawa, nye oszadzywsszy podla szemszkyego wkładu

     [Ten człowiek zbiegł ani nie uczyniw dosyć podle prawa, nie osądziwszy podla ziemskiego układu]

Derived terms

conjunctions

• anić
• aniż

 

Particle

ani

1. (attested in Lesser Poland) not even
   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki‎^[29], Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego, pages 17, 41:

     Gonicz bødø neprzyacele moie y polapø ie; any se obroczø alisz zginø (persequar inimicos meos et comprehendam illos et non convertar donec deficiant)

     [Gonić będę nieprzyjaciele moje i połapię je; ani sie obrocę aliż zginą (persequar inimicos meos et comprehendam illos et non convertar donec deficiant)]

Descendants

• Polish: ani
• Silesian: ani

References

• Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “ani”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
• Mańczak, Witold (2017) “ani”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
• Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ani”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego (in Polish)
• Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “ani”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “ani”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ ni.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɲi/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɲi/
• (Masovia):
  • (Ostróda) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɲi/
  • (Warmia) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɲi/
  • (Masurian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɲi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: a‧ni
• Homophone: Ani

Conjunction

ani

1. neither, nor, or

   Synonym: ni

   Antonyms: abo, albo, bądź, czy, i, lub, oraz

   Nie chce mi się ani jeść, ani pić. ― I feel neither like eating nor drinking.

2. nary, not a, not even one

   Synonym: ni

   Nie było ani jednego ciasteczka. ― There wasn't even a single cookie.

Particle

ani

1. (Middle Polish) not even
2. (Middle Polish) not also; Further details are uncertain.
   • 1588, Ambrogio Calepino, Dictionarium decem linguarum‎^[30], page 692a:

     Nec, et Neque - Ani tez.

   • 1588, Ambrogio Calepino, Dictionarium decem linguarum‎^[31], page 691b:

     Ne - Nie, ani.

3. (Middle Polish) The meaning of this term is uncertain.
   • 1501–1558, Zapiski i roty polskie‎^[32]:

     Jakom ya slachathnegonego pawla segzowa nyeothbyla gwalthem oth kmyecza yego sbyeglego zvrzadem zyemskyem a nym gwalthv szwolala (a ny) y dalyey wedluk posw.

Derived terms

adverbs

• ani rusz
• ani trochę
• ani w ząb

 

conjunctions

• aniżeli
• aniżeliby

 

interjection

• ani be, ani me

 

particles

• ani, ani

 

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), ani is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 46 times in scientific texts, 13 times in news, 42 times in essays, 117 times in fiction, and 116 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 333 times, making it the 151st most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

Further reading

• ani in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ani in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ani”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku
• “ANI”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku, 2011 April 2
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 37
• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “ani”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 124-125

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [anʲ]

Noun

ani

1. plural of an

Romansch

Alternative forms

• anè (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
• anel (Surmiran)

Etymology

From Latin ānellus (“finger ring”).

Noun

ani m (plural anials or aneals)

1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) ring

Shona

Pronoun

aní (plural vanáaní)

1. (interrogative) who

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ˀanāku. Cognates include Afar anú, Hadiyya ane, Oromo ani and Somali aniga, furthermore Amharic እኔ (ʾəne).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈani/
• Hyphenation: a‧ni

Pronoun

ani

1. I

See also

Sidamo personal pronouns

		1st person	2nd person	3rd person m	3rd person f
Nominative	sg.	ani	ati	isi	ise
	pl.	ninke	kiʼne	insa
Genitive	sg.	ane*)	ate*)	isi*)	ise*)
	pl.	ninke*)	kiʼne*)	insa*)
Accusative	sg.	ane*)	ate*)	iso*)	ise*)
	pl.	ninke*)	kiʼne*)	insa*)
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 70

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ ni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɲi/
• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: a‧ni

Conjunction

ani

1. neither, nor, or

Particle

ani

1. not even

Further reading

• ani in silling.org

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɲi]

Conjunction

ani

1. neither
2. nor

   Nechce sa mi ani jesť ani piť. ― I feel neither like eating nor drinking.

3. even (with negative clause)

   Ani neviem. ― I don't even know.

Further reading

• “ani”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih (“harvest”), from Proto-Austronesian *qaniS (“harvest”). Compare Aklanon ani, Cebuano ani, and Tausug ani.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔani/ [ˈʔaː.n̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ani
• Syllabification: a‧ni

Noun

ani (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. harvest; crop
2. act of harvesting
3. (figurative) outcome of one's work; consequence of one's effort

Derived terms

• anihan
• anihin
• mag-ani
• pag-aani
• pag-anihan
• tag-ani

 

Etymology 2

Univerbation of clipping of wika ni.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔani/ [ˈʔaː.n̪ɪ], /ʔaˈni/ [ʔɐˈn̪i]
• Rhymes: -ani, -i
• Syllabification: a‧ni

Adverb

ani or aní (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. said by; according to

Usage notes

• The word is used before names of persons.

Derived terms

• aniko
• anila
• animo
• anito
• aniya

 

Related terms

• anang

 

See also

• 'ika
• 'ka

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈni/ [ʔɐˈn̪i]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: a‧ni

Noun

aní (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. loathing; disgust

Derived terms

• ani-ani
• kaani-ani
• kaanihan
• maani
• pagkaani

 

Further reading

• “ani”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaniS”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• ina

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔani/ [ʔɑˈn̪i]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: a‧ni

Noun

ani (Sulat Sūg spelling اَنِ)

1. harvest

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آنِيّ (ʔāniyy, “timely, present”).

Adjective

ani

1. sudden (happening quickly and with little or no warning)

   Ani bir hareketle onun omzunu kavradı, öne itti, sonra aynı kuvvetle geri çekip bastırdı.

   With a sudden movement, he grabbed his shoulder, pushed him forward, then pulled him back with the same force and pressed him.

Declension

predicative forms of ani

present tense
	positive, declarative	positive, interrogative	negative, declarative	negative, interrogative
ben (I am)	aniyim	ani miyim?	ani değilim	ani değil miyim?
sen (you are)	anisin	ani misin?	ani değilsin	ani değil misin?
o (he/she/it is)	ani / anidir	ani mi?	ani değil	ani değil mi?
biz (we are)	aniyiz	ani miyiz?	ani değiliz	ani değil miyiz?
siz (you are)	anisiniz	ani misiniz?	ani değilsiniz	ani değil misiniz?
onlar (they are)	ani(ler)	ani(ler) mi?	ani değil(ler)	ani değiller mi?
past tense
	positive, declarative	positive, interrogative	negative, declarative	negative, interrogative
ben (I was)	aniydim	ani miydim?	ani değildim	ani değil miydim?
sen (you were)	aniydin	ani miydin?	ani değildin	ani değil miydin?
o (he/she/it was)	aniydi	ani miydi?	ani değildi	ani değil miydi?
biz (we were)	aniydik	ani miydik?	ani değildik	ani değil miydik?
siz (you were)	aniydiniz	ani miydiniz?	ani değildiniz	ani değil miydiniz?
onlar (they were)	aniydiler	ani miydiler?	ani değildi(ler) / değillerdi	ani değil miydiler?
indirect past
	positive, declarative	positive, interrogative	negative, declarative	negative, interrogative
ben (I was)	aniymişim	ani miymişim?	ani değilmişim	ani değil miymişim?
sen (you were)	aniymişsin	ani miymişsin?	ani değilmişsin	ani değil miymişsin?
o (he/she/it was)	aniymiş	ani miymiş?	ani değilmiş	ani değil miymiş?
biz (we were)	aniymişiz	ani miymişiz?	ani değilmişiz	ani değil miymişiz?
siz (you were)	aniymişsiniz	ani miymişsiniz?	ani değilmişsiniz	ani değil miymişsiniz?
onlar (they were)	aniymişler	ani miymişler?	ani değilmiş(ler) / değillermiş	ani değil miymişler?
conditional
	positive, declarative	positive, interrogative	negative, declarative	negative, interrogative
ben (if I)	aniysem	ani miysem?	ani değilsem	ani değil miysem?
sen (if you)	aniysen	ani miysen?	ani değilsen	ani değil miysen?
o (if he/she/it)	aniyse	ani miyse?	ani değilse	ani değil miyse?
biz (if we)	aniysek	ani miysek?	ani değilsek	ani değil miysek?
siz (if you)	aniyseniz	ani miyseniz?	ani değilseniz	ani değil miyseniz?
onlar (if they)	aniyseler	ani miyseler?	ani değilseler / değillerse	ani değil miyseler?

Derived terms

• aniden

 

Related terms

• an
• ansızın

 

Further reading

• “ani”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *(ia-)ni, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ia-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(ia-)ni. Compare Cebuano ani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ani/

Pronoun

ani

1. this

Further reading

• Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 367

Venetan

Noun

ani

1. plural of ano

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ani.

Adverb

ani

1. quite, rather
2. very, highly, extremely
3. nearly, practically, just about
4. absolutely, totally
5. sufficiently, enough
6. just, exactly
7. generally, in general

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “абсолютно, весьма, вообще, довольно, как раз, крайне, очень, практически, совершенно, чрезвычайно”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ‎^[33], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Zaghawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔanɪ/

Noun

ani

1. ant-eater
2. arrow

References

• Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad