aina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aina"

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Bengali আয়না (aẏna), from Classical Persian آیینه (āyīna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajna/

Noun

aina (Bengali script আয়্না or আইনা)

1. mirror

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈina/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: a‧in‧a

Adjective

aina (accusative singular ainan, plural ainaj, accusative plural ainajn)

1. Ainu (of or relating to the Ainu people of northern Japan)

Related terms

• aino (“Ainu”, noun)

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aina, possibly of Baltic origin. Compare Lithuanian vienat (“only”).

Adverb

aina (not comparable)

1. on and on, always

   Läheb aina külmemaks. ― It's always getting colder.

   Venib aina pikemaks. ― It's getting longer and longer.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈɑ̝i̯nɑ̝]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑinɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ai‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): ai‧na

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *aina (compare Estonian aina), probably borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?] (compare Old Prussian ainat (“always, constantly”) and Lithuanian vienàt (“only”)).

Adverb

aina

1. always

   Antonym: ei koskaan

   Hän on aina myöhässä. ― He/she is always late.

2. (temporal) all the way to, (all the way) until

   aina vuoteen 2000 ― all the way to year 2000

Derived terms

• ainainen
• ainakaan
• ainakin
• ainiaaksi
• ainiaan

compounds

• ainaoikeinneule
• ainavihanta

Further reading

• “1. aina”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *aina (compare Estonian ain), possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ajna.

Noun

aina

1. (fishing) the string in the upper or lower edge of a fishing net or seine; line in a gillnet

   Synonym: paula

Declension

Inflection of aina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		aina	ainat
genitive		ainan	ainojen
partitive		ainaa	ainoja
illative		ainaan	ainoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aina	ainat
accusative	nom.	aina	ainat
	gen.	ainan
genitive		ainan	ainojen ainain rare
partitive		ainaa	ainoja
inessive		ainassa	ainoissa
elative		ainasta	ainoista
illative		ainaan	ainoihin
adessive		ainalla	ainoilla
ablative		ainalta	ainoilta
allative		ainalle	ainoille
essive		ainana	ainoina
translative		ainaksi	ainoiksi
abessive		ainatta	ainoitta
instructive		—	ainoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of aina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ainani ainani accusative nom. ainani ainani gen. ainani genitive ainani ainojeni ainaini rare partitive ainaani ainojani inessive ainassani ainoissani elative ainastani ainoistani illative ainaani ainoihini adessive ainallani ainoillani ablative ainaltani ainoiltani allative ainalleni ainoilleni essive ainanani ainoinani translative ainakseni ainoikseni abessive ainattani ainoittani instructive — — comitative — ainoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ainasi ainasi accusative nom. ainasi ainasi gen. ainasi genitive ainasi ainojesi ainaisi rare partitive ainaasi ainojasi inessive ainassasi ainoissasi elative ainastasi ainoistasi illative ainaasi ainoihisi adessive ainallasi ainoillasi ablative ainaltasi ainoiltasi allative ainallesi ainoillesi essive ainanasi ainoinasi translative ainaksesi ainoiksesi abessive ainattasi ainoittasi instructive — — comitative — ainoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ainamme ainamme accusative nom. ainamme ainamme gen. ainamme genitive ainamme ainojemme ainaimme rare partitive ainaamme ainojamme inessive ainassamme ainoissamme elative ainastamme ainoistamme illative ainaamme ainoihimme adessive ainallamme ainoillamme ablative ainaltamme ainoiltamme allative ainallemme ainoillemme essive ainanamme ainoinamme translative ainaksemme ainoiksemme abessive ainattamme ainoittamme instructive — — comitative — ainoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ainanne ainanne accusative nom. ainanne ainanne gen. ainanne genitive ainanne ainojenne ainainne rare partitive ainaanne ainojanne inessive ainassanne ainoissanne elative ainastanne ainoistanne illative ainaanne ainoihinne adessive ainallanne ainoillanne ablative ainaltanne ainoiltanne allative ainallenne ainoillenne essive ainananne ainoinanne translative ainaksenne ainoiksenne abessive ainattanne ainoittanne instructive — — comitative — ainoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ainansa ainansa accusative nom. ainansa ainansa gen. ainansa genitive ainansa ainojensa ainainsa rare partitive ainaansa ainojaan ainojansa inessive ainassaan ainassansa ainoissaan ainoissansa elative ainastaan ainastansa ainoistaan ainoistansa illative ainaansa ainoihinsa adessive ainallaan ainallansa ainoillaan ainoillansa ablative ainaltaan ainaltansa ainoiltaan ainoiltansa allative ainalleen ainallensa ainoilleen ainoillensa essive ainanaan ainanansa ainoinaan ainoinansa translative ainakseen ainaksensa ainoikseen ainoiksensa abessive ainattaan ainattansa ainoittaan ainoittansa instructive — — comitative — ainoineen ainoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• Ainasoja

Further reading

• “2. aina”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 3

Noun

aina

1. essive plural of aa

Anagrams

• -aani

Garo

Etymology

From Bengali আয়না (aẏna), from Persian آیینه (âyine).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajna/

Noun

aina

1. mirror

Gothic

Romanization

aina

1. romanization of 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰

Hawaiian

Etymology

From ai (“copulate”) +‎ -na (deverbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈai̯.na/, [ˈɐj.nə], [ˈɛj.nə] (rapid speech)

Noun

aina

1. coition

Further reading

• aina in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Ingrian

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈɑi̯n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈɑi̯nɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯n, -ɑi̯nɑ
• Hyphenation: ai‧na

Adverb

aina

1. alternative form of ain
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 32:

     Makkaa aina yksintää, siis et noise läsimää.

     Always sleep alone, so you don't get ill.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 6

Kari'na

Alternative forms

• aija (West Suriname)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *ômija.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [aɲɲa]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [ajʝa]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [ajɲa]

Noun

aina (possessed ainary)

1. hand

Derived terms

• aina jumy
• aina jumy pokorono
• ainaka
• ainakerenka
• ainako
• ainamene
• ainampa
• ainamy
• ainanùka
• ainàpa
• ainapatoro
• ainatone
• ainta tano
• kaikusi ainary
• osainaka

Postposition

aina

1. in the hand of

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008), A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 213-214
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “aña”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 83; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 85

Laz

Adverb

aina

1. Latin spelling of აინა (aina)

Lote

Noun

aina

1. child

References

• Greg Pearson, René van den Berg, Lote Grammar Sketch (2008)

Rohingya

Alternative forms

• (Arabic) اَيۡنَ
• (Bengali) আয়না, আইনা
• (Myanmar) အိုင်နာ
• (Hanifi) 𐴀𐴝𐴘𐴕𐴝 (ayna)

Etymology

From Persian آیینه (âyine).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈai̯.nɑ]

Noun

aina

1. mirror
2. glass pane

Synonyms

• ana

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَيِّنَة (ʕayyina, “sample”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

aina class IX (plural aina class X)

1. kind, type

Related terms

• -ainisha (“to classify”)

Swedish

Etymology

Clipping of Turkish aynasız (“police”), from ayna (“mirror”) +‎ -sız (“-less”). Of uncertain origin; see the Turkish main entry.

Noun

aina c

1. (uncountable, slang, derogatory) the police (collectively)

   Synonyms: farbror blå, snuten, bängen, grisen, bylingen, polisen

   Aina kommer!

   The cops are coming!

   Är du aina?

   Are you a cop?

   • 2024 March 14, chapter 2 (22:52 from the start), in IFS – invandrare för svenskar‎, season 3, spoken by Orhan Bicen, Sveriges Television:

     Abow, aina igen, jao!

     Damn, the cop again, yo!

References

• Slangopedia

Tungag

Noun

aina

1. woman

Further reading

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
• ABVD, citing Beaumont (editor), Lavongai Materials, volume 82 of Pacific Linguistics: Series D (Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra; 1986)