अथाना

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अथाना¹

  • /ə.t̪ʰɑː.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɐ.t̪ʰäː.näː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *अत्थाण (atthāṇa), *अत्थावण (atthāvaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit आस्थापन (āsthāpana, “strengthening remedy”), from the root आस्था (āsthā), from स्था (sthā). Cognate with Gujarati અથાણું (athāṇũ), Sindhi آٿاڻو /आथाणो (āthāṇo).

noun athānā · اتھانا · अथाना · अथाने · अथानों

  1. masculine, rare achar (a spicy and salty pickle of Indian cuisine)

    Similar: आचार

अथाना²

  • /ə.t̪ʰɑː.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɐ.t̪ʰäː.näː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Verbalized from Prakrit अत्थ (attha, “setting”) + -आना (-ānā), from Sanskrit अस्त (asta, “setting”). Alternatively, a variant of अथवना (athavnā), from Sanskrit अस्तम् एति (astam eti). Cognate with Gujarati આથમવું (āthamvũ). Related to अथमना (athamnā, “sunset, the west”), अस्त (ast, “setting”).

verb athānā · اتھانا · अथा · अथाना · अथाने · अथाकर

  1. intransitive, rare to set (of the sun)

    Similar: डूबना, ढलना

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"अथाना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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अथाना. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE

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"अथाना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {अथाना},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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