As a deity name
Name 713 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
आना · masculine
coming, arrival
आना · masculine
an anna (¹⁄₁₆ of an Indian rupee); one sixteenth of any item
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit आपयति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep- Sanskrit आप् (āp) Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Sanskrit -अयति (-ayati) Sanskrit आपयति (āpayati) Prakrit आवेइ (āvei) Hindi आना Inherited from Old Hindi आना (ānā), आवनां (āvanāṃ), from Prakrit आवइ (āvaï), आवेइ (āve…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit अन्न — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sanskrit अन्न (anna).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
anna mfn. (√ ad), eaten, L.
anna (annam), n. food or victuals, especially boiled rice
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
fat, enlarged, increased
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "āpyā" is the instrumental of "āpī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "āpyā" is the feminine form of "āpya" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M1 · same meaning "āpyā" is the instrumental of "āpi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "āpya" is derived from "āp" with the ñyaṅ/ñyaṭ/yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. āp cl. 5. P. āpnoti [AV. ix, 5, 22, &c.], (perf. āpa, aor. āpat, fut. āpsyati, inf. āptum), Ā. (perf. 3. pl. āpire, RV. ix, 108, 4, p. pf. āpāna, RV. ii, 34, 7, but also pres. p. āpnāna, RV. x, 114, 7) to reach, overtake, meet with, fall upon, RV.; AV.; ŚBr. &c.; to obtain, gain, take possession of RV.; AV. &c., MBh.; Mn. &c.; to undergo, suffer, Mn.; to fall, come to any one; to enter, pervade, occupy; to equal: Pass. āpyate, to be reached or found or met with or obtained; to arrive at one's aim or end, become filled, TS. &c.: Caus. P. āpayati, to cause to reach or obtain or gain, ChUp. &c.; to cause any one to suffer; to hit, Kathās. : Desid. P. and Ā. īpsati and īpsate [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 55] to strive to reach or obtain, AV.; ŚBr.; MBh. &c.: Desid. of the Caus. āpipayiṣati, to strive to reach, ŚBr.;
āp [probably connected with 1. ap; cf. apna; Gk. ἄϕενος, ἀϕνειός; Lat. apiscor, aptus, ops; Old Germ. uoban; Mod. Germ. üben.]
1. āpya mfn. to be reached, obtainable, ŚBr.
(also) friendly, kind, RV. iii, 2, 6.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
āpī f. N. of a constellation, L.
ā-√ pī &c. See under ā-√ pyai.
1. āpya mfn. to be reached, obtainable, ŚBr.
(also) friendly, kind, RV. iii, 2, 6.
1. āpi m. an ally, a friend, an acquaintance, RV.; VS. (according to Sāy. on RV. ii, 29, 4, from the Caus.) causing to obtain [wealth &c.]
āpi mfn. ifc. reaching to, entering.
1. āp cl. 5. P. āpnoti [AV. ix, 5, 22, &c.], (perf. āpa, aor. āpat, fut. āpsyati, inf. āptum), Ā. (perf. 3. pl. āpire, RV. ix, 108, 4, p. pf. āpāna, RV. ii, 34, 7, but also pres. p. āpnāna, RV. x, 114, 7) to reach, overtake, meet with, fall upon, RV.; AV.; ŚBr. &c.; to obtain, gain, take possession of RV.; AV. &c., MBh.; Mn. &c.; to undergo, suffer, Mn.; to fall, come to any one; to enter, pervade, occupy; to equal: Pass. āpyate, to be reached or found or met with or obtained; to arrive at one's aim or end, become filled, TS. &c.: Caus. P. āpayati, to cause to reach or obtain or gain, ChUp. &c.; to cause any one to suffer; to hit, Kathās. : Desid. P. and Ā. īpsati and īpsate [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 55] to strive to reach or obtain, AV.; ŚBr.; MBh. &c.: Desid. of the Caus. āpipayiṣati, to strive to reach, ŚBr.;
āp [probably connected with 1. ap; cf. apna; Gk. ἄϕενος, ἀϕνειός; Lat. apiscor, aptus, ops; Old Germ. uoban; Mod. Germ. üben.]
Alternative readings
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