ananta

See also: Ananta

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ananta, from Classical Malay انانتا (ananta), from Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta, “infinite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈnan.ta]
• Hyphenation: a‧nan‧ta

Adjective

ananta (comparative lebih ananta, superlative paling ananta)

1. (obsolete) infinite

   Synonym: tak terhingga

Further reading

• “ananta”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀦𑀦𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• अनन्त (Devanagari script)
• অনন্ত (Bengali script)
• අනන‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• အနန္တ or ဢၼၼ္တ or ဢၼၼ်တ (Burmese script)
• อนนฺต or อะนันตะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨶᨶ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ອນນ຺ຕ or ອະນັນຕະ (Lao script)
• អនន្ត (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄚𑄚𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta). By surface analysis, an- +‎ anta (“end”).

Adjective

ananta

1. infinite, endless

Declension

Declension table of "ananta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ananto	anantā
Accusative (second)	anantaṃ	anante
Instrumental (third)	anantena	anantehi or anantebhi
Dative (fourth)	anantassa or anantāya or anantatthaṃ	anantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	anantasmā or anantamhā or anantā	anantehi or anantebhi
Genitive (sixth)	anantassa	anantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	anantasmiṃ or anantamhi or anante	anantesu
Vocative (calling)	ananta	anantā

Declension table of "anantā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	anantā	anantāyo or anantā
Accusative (second)	anantaṃ	anantāyo or anantā
Instrumental (third)	anantāya	anantāhi or anantābhi
Dative (fourth)	anantāya	anantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	anantāya	anantāhi or anantābhi
Genitive (sixth)	anantāya	anantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	anantāya or anantāyaṃ	anantāsu
Vocative (calling)	anante	anantāyo or anantā

Declension table of "ananta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	anantaṃ	anantāni
Accusative (second)	anantaṃ	anantāni
Instrumental (third)	anantena	anantehi or anantebhi
Dative (fourth)	anantassa or anantāya or anantatthaṃ	anantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	anantasmā or anantamhā or anantā	anantehi or anantebhi
Genitive (sixth)	anantassa	anantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	anantasmiṃ or anantamhi or anante	anantesu
Vocative (calling)	ananta	anantāni

Descendants

• → Thai: อนันต์ (à-nan)