aRu · aṇu 1 · aṇu 2
particle
Aṇu (adjective) [Sanskrit aṇu; as to etymology see Walde Latin Wtb. under ulna. See also āṇi] small, minute, atomic, subtle (opposite thūla, q.v.) D I 223; S I 136; V 96 (°bīja); Snp 299 (anuto aṇuṃ gradually); Ja III 12 (= appamattaka); IV 203; Dhs 230, 617 (= kisa); Thig-a 173; Miln 361. Note aṇu is frequently spelt anu, thus usually in compound °matta. -thūla (aṇuṃthūla) fine and coarse, small and large Dhp 31 (= mahantañ ca khuddakañ ca Dhp-a I 282), 409 = Snp 633; Ja IV 192; Dhp-a IV 184; -matta of small size, atomic, least Snp 431; Vibh 244, 247 (cf. M III 134; A II 22); Dīp IV 20. The spelling is anumatta at D I 63 = It 118; Dhp 284; Sv I 181; Saddh 347; -sahagata accompanied by a minimum of, i.e. residuum Kv 81, cf. PtsC. 6 note 3. {16}
aṇu , grain of sand (nowhere recorded in this sense): gaṅgāṇubhiḥ saṃmitāḥ LV 360.17 .
(adj, adj) small; tiny; minute; minuscule minute, atomic
(adj, adj) subtle; fine subtle
(masc, masc) very small particle, atom
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