inna

See also: Inna, -inna, inná, innā, inną, and inña

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnə/, [ˈɪn̪n̪ə]

Etymology 1

By contraction.

Contraction

inna

1. (colloquial) In the.
   • 1991, The Beat:

     In state-of-the-art dance hall, the bass booms like electrified tympani, the snare gets busy inna quasimilitary techno stylee […]

   • 1999, SPIN, volume 15, number 8, page 155:

     Thrill as Babyface protégé Jon B sings "Pride & Joy" inna ragga stylee, and keep in mind that hardcore reggae (see last year's blockbuster "Who Am I") makes the best crossover.

See also

• onna

Etymology 2

By paragoge.

Preposition

inna

1. (Jamaica) Alternative form of in.

Anagrams

• Nain, nain, nani, Nian, NINA, Nina, nina

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinːa/ [ˈʔɪnːʌ]
• Hyphenation: in‧na

Noun

ínna m

1. likeness

Usage notes

• inna is a dependent noun. This means that it cannot be used on its own and has to be preceded by a qualifier.

Declension

Declension of ínna
absolutive	ínna
predicative	ínna
subjective	inní
genitive	inní
Postpositioned forms l-case ínnal k-case ínnak t-case ínnat h-case ínnah

Derived terms

• -ínnah

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “...ìnna”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Gothic

Romanization

inna

1. romanization of 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Kanuri yìnná (“aunt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔín.nà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ́n.nə̀]

Noun

innà f (possessed form innàr̃)

1. mother
2. maternal aunt
3. A polite term of address for any older woman.
4. (Hausa animistic religion) royal priestess
5. polio

References

• Hausa vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Hungarian

Etymology

iszik +‎ -na

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈinːɒ]
• Hyphenation: in‧na

Verb

inna

1. third-person singular conditional present indefinite of iszik

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse inna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Verb

inna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative innti, supine innt)

1. to do, to accomplish [with accusative]
2. to tell [with accusative]

Conjugation

inna – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að inna
supine sagnbót		innt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		innandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	inni	innti		inni	innti
	þú	innir	inntir		innir	inntir
	hann, hún, það	innir	innti		inni	innti
plural	við	innum	inntum		innum	inntum
	þið	innið	inntuð		innið	inntuð
	þeir, þær, þau	inna	inntu		inni	inntu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	inn (þú), inntu
plural	þið	innið (þið), inniði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

inntur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	inntur	innt	innt	inntir	inntar	innt
accusative (þolfall)	inntan	innta	innt	innta	inntar	innt
dative (þágufall)	inntum	inntri	inntu	inntum	inntum	inntum
genitive (eignarfall)	innts	inntrar	innts	inntra	inntra	inntra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	innti	innta	innta	inntu	inntu	inntu
accusative (þolfall)	innta	inntu	innta	inntu	inntu	inntu
dative (þágufall)	innta	inntu	innta	inntu	inntu	inntu
genitive (eignarfall)	innta	inntu	innta	inntu	inntu	inntu

Derived terms

• inna af hendi (“to get done, to accomplish”)
• inna eftir (“to ask about”)

Kavalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 印仔 (ìn-á, “stamp”).

Noun

inna

1. stamp

Old Irish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• na

Article

inna

1. inflection of in:
   1. feminine genitive singular (triggers h-prothesis)
   2. feminine/neuter nominative plural (triggers h-prothesis)
   3. all genders accusative plural (triggers h-prothesis)
   4. all genders genitive plural (triggers eclipsis)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:inna.

Descendants

• Irish: na
• Manx: ny
• Scottish Gaelic: na, nam, nan

Etymology 2

Univerbation of hi (“in”) +‎ a (“his/her/its/their”).

Determiner

inna (‘his’/‘its’ triggers lenition, ‘her’ triggers /h/-prothesis, ‘their’ triggers eclipsis)

1. in his/her/its/their

For quotations using this term, see Citations:inna.

Descendants

• Irish: ina
• Manx: ny
• Scottish Gaelic: na, nam, nan

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Verb

inna

1. to accomplish

   Synonyms: fremja, vinna

Conjugation

Conjugation of inna — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	inna
present participle	innandi
past participle	inntr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	inni	innta		inna	innta
2nd person singular	innir	inntir		innir	inntir
3rd person singular	innir	innti		inni	innti
1st person plural	innum	inntum		innim	inntim
2nd person plural	innið	inntuð		innið	inntið
3rd person plural	inna	inntu		inni	innti
imperative	present
2nd person singular	inn, inni
1st person plural	innum
2nd person plural	innið

Conjugation of inna — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	innask
present participle	innandisk
past participle	innzk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	innumk	inntumk		innumk	inntumk
2nd person singular	innisk	inntisk		innisk	inntisk
3rd person singular	innisk	inntisk		innisk	inntisk
1st person plural	innumsk	inntumsk		innimsk	inntimsk
2nd person plural	innizk	inntuzk		innizk	inntizk
3rd person plural	innask	inntusk		innisk	inntisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	innsk, innisk
1st person plural	innumsk
2nd person plural	innizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: inna
• Faroese: inna
• Old Danish: innæ
• Old Swedish: inna

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “inna”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• “inna” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “inna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *innai.

Adverb

inna

1. inside
2. indoors

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.na/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -inna
• Syllabification: in‧na

Pronoun

inna

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of inny

Tashelhit

آمطّوض د ينّاس.

Alternative forms

• inni, nna, imma, immi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *yǝmma, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔim- (“mother”). Doublet of umm.

Cognate with Tuareg anna (“mother”), Tarifit yemma (“mother”) and Arabic أُمّ (ʔumm, “mother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inːa/

Noun

inna f (plural id inna, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵏⵏⴰ, Arabic spelling اينّا)

1. mother

   آ ينّا ن تاسا نو! ― a inna n tasa nu! ― Oh my dear mother!

Derived terms

• innas n ibba (“paternal grandmother”)
• innas n imma (“maternal grandmother”)

See also

• ibba (“father”)
• tawja (“family”)
• tigmmi (“house”)

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 1128b