anna

Everyday

1. (a name) Anna is a girl's name. tree →
2. (old, India) An anna was an old coin of India and nearby lands; sixteen annas made one rupee. tree →

In the lessons

As a name it is common in English and in many languages. In old books about India (like Kipling's) prices are given in annas and rupees, which no longer exist as coins in that form.

Examples

• Anna is in my class. tree →
• Anna and her brother walk to school together. tree →
• The old merchant sold the mangoes for two annas. tree →
• Sixteen annas made one rupee. tree →
• In Kipling's day a few annas bought a meal. tree →
• The anna is no longer used today. tree →
• "That's awfully pretty," said little Anna. tree →

Note

As a name, it is written with a capital A. As a coin, plural annas. Maths: if 16 annas = 1 rupee, then 8 annas = half a rupee.

In Jewish tradition

It is part of a name in the introduction, Dr. Anna Kingsford, who led the London society. In the primary lessons: As a name it is common in English and in many languages. In old books about India (like Kipling's) prices are given in annas and rupees, which no longer exist as coins in that form.

Examples

• Lecture before the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886, Dr. Anna Kingsford, President, in the chair. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The substance of this little volume was read as a [p. 13] Lecture before the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886, Dr. Anna Kingsford, President, in the chair. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

As a name, it is written with a capital A. As a coin, plural annas. Maths: if 16 annas = 1 rupee, then 8 annas = half a rupee.