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aññena
añña
masc instr sg of añña (pron); nt instr sg of añña (pron); masc instr sg of añña (adj); nt instr sg of añña (adj)
- añña (pron): another; other; different; someone else; not oneself
- añña (pron): something more; something further; something else
- añña (adj): ignorant; foolish; stupid; lit. who does not know
- aññena (ind): elsewhere; somewhere else; in another place; lit. with another
- añña (pron): other (than); apart (from)
Built from
- a- — prefix · not, without
Plain negation. Cognate with English un-, Greek a(n)- (atheist).
- jña — root · know
Cognate with Sanskrit jñāti, Greek gignṓskō, Latin gnōscō, and English 'know'. The concrete sense is perception and recognition.
- -na — stem · forming adjective/pronoun stem
Derives the stem that carries the meanings 'ignorant' (one not-knowing) and 'other' (standing apart).
- -ena — ending · instrumental singular
In adverbial use, marks the means or manner: 'by another (way)', hence 'elsewhere, in another place'.
Analysis. a- (not) + √jñā (know) — literally 'not-knowing', hence ignorant or other (one who does not know oneself or stand apart).
Etymology. The root √jñā 'to know' is cognate with Sanskrit jñāti, Greek gignṓskō, and English 'know'. The prefix a- (without, not) negates it. The sense shifts from 'ignorant' to 'other, different' through the notion of being marked by non-knowledge or standing apart from the self.