ini

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ini"

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish اینی (ini), from Proto-Common Turkic *ini (“younger brother”).

Noun

ini (definite accusative inini, plural inilər)

  1. (Balakan, Qakh, Sheki, Zaqatala) husband's brother
    Synonym: qayın

Declension

Declension of ini
singular plural
nominative iniinilər
definite accusative ininiiniləri
dative iniyəinilərə
locative inidəinilərdə
ablative inidəninilərdən
definite genitive ininininilərin
Possessive forms of ini
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) inim inilərim
sənin (“your”) inin inilərin
onun (“his/her/its”) inisi iniləri
bizim (“our”) inimiz inilərimiz
sizin (“your”) ininiz iniləriniz
onların (“their”) inisi or iniləri iniləri
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) inimi inilərimi
sənin (“your”) inini inilərini
onun (“his/her/its”) inisini inilərini
bizim (“our”) inimizi inilərimizi
sizin (“your”) ininizi inilərinizi
onların (“their”) inisini or inilərini inilərini
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) inimə inilərimə
sənin (“your”) ininə inilərinə
onun (“his/her/its”) inisinə inilərinə
bizim (“our”) inimizə inilərimizə
sizin (“your”) ininizə inilərinizə
onların (“their”) inisinə or inilərinə inilərinə
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) inimdə inilərimdə
sənin (“your”) inində inilərində
onun (“his/her/its”) inisində inilərində
bizim (“our”) inimizdə inilərimizdə
sizin (“your”) ininizdə inilərinizdə
onların (“their”) inisində or inilərində inilərində
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) inimdən inilərimdən
sənin (“your”) inindən inilərindən
onun (“his/her/its”) inisindən inilərindən
bizim (“our”) inimizdən inilərimizdən
sizin (“your”) ininizdən inilərinizdən
onların (“their”) inisindən or inilərindən inilərindən
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) inimin inilərimin
sənin (“your”) ininin inilərinin
onun (“his/her/its”) inisinin inilərinin
bizim (“our”) inimizin inilərimizin
sizin (“your”) ininizin inilərinizin
onların (“their”) inisinin or inilərinin inilərinin

Further reading

  • “ini” in Obastan.com.

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)ni.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: i‧ni
  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈni/ [ʔiˈn̪i]

Determiner

ini

  1. this
  2. these

Derived terms

See also

Gavião do Jiparaná

Etymology

  • Inherited from Proto-Tupian *ẽri.

    Noun

    ini

    1. hammock

    References

    • Denny Moore (1984), Syntax of the Language of the Gavião Indians of Rondônia, Brazil (in Gavião do Jiparaná), page 25

    Ghotuo

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Edoid *E-ni.

    Noun

    īní or ínī

    1. elephant

    References

    • The Phonological Representation of Suprasegmentals →ISBN, Koen Bogers, Harry van der Hulst, Maarten Mous (editors), 1986

    Greenlandic

    Etymology

    From Proto-Inuit *ǝnǝ (“place, room, house”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝnǝ (“dwelling place, house”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ini (plural init)

    1. room
    2. nest

    Declension

    Declension of ini (type illu)
    case singular plural
    absolutive ini init
    ergative inip
    allative inimut ininut
    ablative inimit ininit
    prolative inikkut initigut
    locative inimi inini
    instrumental inimik ininik
    equative initut
    First-person singular declension of iniga (type illu)
    case singular plural
    absolutive iniga inikka
    ergative inima
    allative ininnut
    ablative ininnit
    prolative inikkut
    locative ininni
    instrumental ininnik
    equative inittut

    Hiligaynon

    Etymology

    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)ni.

    Pronoun

    ini

    1. this

    See also

    Hiligaynon demonstratives
    case absolute ergative oblique locative existential
    proximal (nearest speaker) ini sini diri ari/yari
    medial (near addressee) ina sina dira ara/yara
    distal (far from speaker) adto sadto didto adto/yadto

    Iban

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /iniəʔ/
    • Hyphenation: i‧ni
    • Rhymes: -ni

    Noun

    ini

    1. grandmother

    Indonesian

    Etymology

    From Malay ini, from Proto-Malayic *(i)ni(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)ni.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈini/ [ˈi.ni]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ini
    • Syllabification: i‧ni

    Adverb

    ini

    1. only, just
      • 1999, Potret, Kentut Siapa?, Aquarius Musikindo:
        Alami ini dan pasti pernah
        It's only natural and everyone has done it before

    Determiner

    ini

    1. this (the (thing) here)
    2. this (known (thing) just mentioned)
    3. this (known (thing) about to be mentioned)
    4. this (known (thing) that the speaker does not think is known to the audience)

    Pronoun

    ini

    1. this (The thing, item, etc. being indicated)

    Usage notes

    Together with itu, these can be placed following (in the standard language) or preceding the noun (in the colloquial language), the latter possibly due to the influence of Malay trade and creole languages of eastern Indonesia. Also, this can be shortened colloquially to ni.

    Isoko

    Noun

    ini

    1. plural of eni
    2. plural of oni

    Kapampangan

    Etymology

    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)ni (compare Indonesian ini).

    Pronoun

    ini

    1. this (the thing, item, etc. being pointed)
      Synonym: iti

    Khalaj

    Perso-Arabic اینی

    Etymology

    From Proto-Common Turkic *ini Cognate with Azerbaijani ini and Salar ini.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ini/
    Dialectal forms

    Noun

    ini (definite accusative iniñ, plural inilər)

    1. husband's brother-in-law
      Synonyms: kişi lâlası, qâdın
    2. wife's brother-in-law
      Synonyms: hər lâlası, qâdın

    Declension

    Declension of ini
    singular plural
    nominative ini inilər
    genitive iniñ inilərü̂ñ
    dative inikə inilərkə
    definite accusative iniñ inilərü
    locative iniçə inilərçə
    ablative inidə inilərdə
    instrumental inilə inilərlə
    equative inivâra inilərvâra

    Derived terms

    • ini kişisi (“sister-in-law, wife of one's brother”)

    References

    • Doerfer, Gerhard (1987), Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN

    Kikuyu

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ini class 5 (plural mani)

    1. liver

    References

    1. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
    2. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.
    • Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 11, 34.

    Kou

    Noun

    ini

    1. (Asas) louse

    Further reading

    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    inī

    1. second-person singular active imperative of ineō

    Malay

    Alternative forms

    • ni (colloquial)

    Etymology

    First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD. From Proto-Malayic *(i)ni(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)ni.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈini/ [ˈi.ni]
    • Rhymes: -ini, -ni, -i

    Determiner

    ini (Jawi spelling اين)

    1. this (the (thing) here)
    2. this (known (thing) just mentioned)
    3. this (known (thing) about to be mentioned)
    4. this (known (thing) that the speaker does not think is known to the audience)

    Pronoun

    ini (Jawi spelling اين)

    1. this (The thing, item, etc. being indicated)

    Usage notes

    Old Sundanese

    Etymology

    First attested in the Kebon Kopi II inscription, 932 AD. From Proto-Malayic *(i)ni(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)ni.

    Determiner

    ini

    1. this (the thing here)
      • c. 932, Frederik David Kan Bosch, transl., Kebon Kopi II inscription:
        Ini sabdakalānda rākryañ juru pangāmbat i kawihāji pañca pasāgi marsāndeça barpulihkan hāji sunda
        This is the memorial (containing) the order of the Rakryan Juru Pangambat (issued) in (the year) 854 Śaka and decreeing that the ruler of Sunda will be restored to his former state.

    Pitjantjatjara

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈɪnɪ]

    Noun

    ini

    1. name
    2. word (especially a word written down)

    Derived terms

    • inini (“to name”)
    • initjara (“big shot; VIP”)
    • iniwati (“namesake”)
    • ini tjitjitja (“childhood (Aboriginal) name”)

    Salar

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ini. Cognate to Turkmen ini.

    Pronunciation

    • (Xunhua, Hualong, Qinghai; Gansu; Ili, Xinjiang) IPA(key): /ini/
    • (Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): /ine/, /inɨ/

    Noun

    ini (3rd person possessive inisi, plural iniler)

    1. younger brother
      İnim bularda görik zhopian yarağur colaci.
      My brother took a lot of beautiful (landscape) photos here.

    Derived terms

    References

    • Potanin, G.N. (1893), “ini”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian)
    • Yanchuk, Mikola Andriyovich (1893), Этнографическое ОбозрѢніе: Императорскаго Общества Любителей Естествознанія, Антропологіи и Этнографіи [Ethnographical Review: Imperial Society of Lovers of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography]‎[1] (in Russian), Moscow: Publication of the Ethnographic Department, page 32
    • Rockhill, William Woodville (1894), Diary of a journey through Mongolia and Tibet in 1891 and 1892, Washington: Smithsonian Institution, page 374
    • Kakuk, S. (1962), “ini”, in “Un Vocabulaire Salar”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae‎[2], volume 14, number 2, Akadémiai Kiadó, →ISBN, pages 173-196
    • 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985), “ini”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎[3], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 3
    • Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “ini, iny, ine”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 338
    • Yakup, Abdurishid (2002), “ini”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎[4], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 119
    • Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “ini”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 139
    • 马伟 [Ma Wei]; 朝克 [Chao Ke] (2014), “ini”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎[5], 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, pages 102, 109
    • 马伟 (Ma Wei); 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016), “ini, ini, ini, ini”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 272

    Serbo-Croatian

    Adjective

    ini (Cyrillic spelling ини)

    1. inflection of in:
      1. masculine nominative/vocative plural
      2. definite masculine nominative/vocative singular
      3. definite inanimate masculine accusative singular

    Sranan Tongo

    Etymology

    From English in.

    Preposition

    ini

    1. in

    Adverb

    ini

    1. inside

    Swahili

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ini class V (plural maini class VI)

    1. liver (organ of the body)
    2. heart (seat of the emotions and feelings)

    Tarifit

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Berber *ini (“to say”).

    Verb

    ini (verbal noun timenna, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵏⵉ)

    1. (transitive) to say, to tell
      A dawem-iniɣ ca n řḥajet. ― I'm going to tell you guys something.
    2. (transitive) to call, to be called, to be named
      Mamec dac-qqaren? ― What is your name? (literally, “What do they call you?”)
    3. (transitive) to mean
      Min yeqqar wawař-enni? ― What does that word mean?

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of ini
    aorist perfective negative perfective imperfective negative imperfective
    participle yinin yennan yennin yeqqaren yeqqaren
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    aorist m iniɣ tinid yini nini tinim inin
    f tini tinint inint
    perfective m nniɣ tennid yenna nenna tennam nnan
    f tenna tennant nnant
    negative perfective m nniɣ tennid yenni nenni tennim nnin
    f tenni tennint nnint
    imperfective m qqareɣ teqqared yeqqar neqqar teqqarem qqaren
    f teqqar teqqarent qqarent
    negative imperfective m qqareɣ teqqared yeqqar neqqar teqqarem qqaren
    f teqqar teqqarent qqarent
    aorist imperative m ini inim, init
    f inint
    imperfective imperative m qqar qqarem, qqaret
    f qqarent

    Derived terms

    • amennan (“smooth talker, braggart”)
    • (passive) twanna (“to be said”)

    Etymology 2

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Noun

    ini m (plural inyen or inyan, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵏⵉ)

    1. hearthstone; stone which is placed round a fireplace in order to support cooking pots etc.
      Synonym: (Iqeřɛiyen) imri

    Tashelhit

    Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Berber *ini (“to say”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ini/

    Verb

    ini (intensive aorist ttini, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵏⵉ, Arabic spelling ايني)

    1. to say, to tell
      يان د يقّان ا يساوال،ييني صّاحت.
      yan d iqqan a isawl, yini ṣṣaḥt.
      he who is obliged to speak, must tell the truth.
    2. to call
      ماد تّينيم اي غاياد. ― mad ttinim i ġayad. ― what do you call this.
    3. to think, to believe, to suppose
      نّيغ يس يدّا. ― nniġ is idda. ― I thought he left.

    Etymology 2

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ini/

    Verb

    ini (intensive aorist ttini, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵏⵉ, Arabic spelling ايني)

    1. alternative form of ni (“to ride, to be ridden”)

    Etymology 3

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ini/

    Conjunction

    ini (Arabic spelling ايني)

    1. (archaic) if
      Synonyms: iɣ, mla, mradis
      آيسيلاد يني ضرّان ― aysilad ini ḍṛṛan. ― except if they are harmful.
      ايني ت يغوا وباليس ― ini t iġwa ubalis. ― if the devil tempts him.

    See also

    • fiss (“to be silent”)
    • sawl (“to talk”)
    • ssn (“to know”)

    References

    • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1123a

    Tausug

    Etymology

    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni.

    Pronunciation

    • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔini/ [ʔɪˈn̪i]
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Syllabification: i‧ni

    Pronoun

    ini (Sulat Sūg spelling اِنِ)

    1. this

    Turkish

    Noun

    ini

    1. accusative singular of in
    2. third-person singular simple present possessive of in

    Turkmen

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [iːni]

    Noun

    ini

    1. younger brother
      Coordinate term: aga
    2. son of brother

    Uneapa

    Etymology

    From Proto-Oceanic *(i-)ni (“this”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)ni.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ini/

    Pronoun

    ini

    1. that

    Further reading

    • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 364
    • Johnston, R.L. 1982. "Proto-Kimbe and the New Guinea Oceanic hypothesis". In Halim, A., Carrington, L. and Wurm, S.A. editors. Papers from the Third International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Vol. 1: Currents in Oceanic, 59-95.

    Volapük

    Preposition

    ini

    1. into

    Waray-Waray

    Pronoun

    iní

    1. this

    West Makian

    Etymology

    Possibly related to the stem found in Ternate ngoni.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈi.n̪i/

    Pronoun

    ini (possessive prefix fi)

    1. second-person plural pronoun, you all

    See also

    West Makian personal pronouns
    independent possessive prefix
    1st person singular de ti
    2nd person singular ni ni
    3rd person singular me mVan., dVinan.
    1st person plural inclusive ene nV
    exclusive imi mi
    2nd person plural ini fi
    3rd person plural eme di

    V indicates the expected assimilated vowel of the following noun,
    following standard West Makian vowel harmony.

    References

    • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[6], Pacific linguistics

    Yosondúa Mixtec

    Etymology

    From Proto-Mixtec *ínì.

    Noun

    ini

    1. stomach

    Preposition

    ini

    1. inside

    References

    • Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012), Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎[7] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 10

    Zazaki

    Noun

    ini (c)

    1. this
    2. fountain
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