शाण

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːɳ/, [ʃä̃ːɳ]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit शाणा (śāṇā, “grindstone”).

Noun

शाण • (śāṇ) m

1. grindstone

Declension

Declension of शाण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शाण śāṇ	शाण śāṇ
oblique	शाण śāṇ	शाणों śāṇõ
vocative	शाण śāṇ	शाणो śāṇo

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit शाणा (śāṇá, “hempen”).

Noun

शाण • (śāṇ) m

1. cloth made of hemp or of flax

Declension

Declension of शाण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शाण śāṇ	शाण śāṇ
oblique	शाण śāṇ	शाणों śāṇõ
vocative	शाण śāṇ	शाणो śāṇo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शाण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• শাণ (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬵᬡ (Balinese script)
• শাণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰯𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ၐာဏ (Burmese script)
• શાણ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਾਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌾𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦴꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂰𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಾಣ (Kannada script)
• ឝាណ (Khmer script)
• ຨາຓ (Lao script)
• ശാണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘰𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᢗᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧑𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐵𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଶାଣ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢵꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆳𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖯𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ශාණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩛𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚭𑚘 (Takri script)
• ஶாண (Tamil script)
• శాణ (Telugu script)
• ศาณ (Thai script)
• ཤཱ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒰𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨊𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɑː.ɳɐ/

Noun

शाण • (śāṇa) stem, m (feminine शाणा)

1. whetstone
2. touchstone
3. saw

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शाण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शाणः (śāṇaḥ)	शाणौ (śāṇau) शाणा¹ (śāṇā¹)	शाणाः (śāṇāḥ) शाणासः¹ (śāṇāsaḥ¹)
vocative	शाण (śāṇa)	शाणौ (śāṇau) शाणा¹ (śāṇā¹)	शाणाः (śāṇāḥ) शाणासः¹ (śāṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative	शाणम् (śāṇam)	शाणौ (śāṇau) शाणा¹ (śāṇā¹)	शाणान् (śāṇān)
instrumental	शाणेन (śāṇena)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇābhyām)	शाणैः (śāṇaiḥ) शाणेभिः¹ (śāṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	शाणाय (śāṇāya)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇābhyām)	शाणेभ्यः (śāṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	शाणात् (śāṇāt)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇābhyām)	शाणेभ्यः (śāṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	शाणस्य (śāṇasya)	शाणयोः (śāṇayoḥ)	शाणानाम् (śāṇānām)
locative	शाणे (śāṇe)	शाणयोः (śāṇayoḥ)	शाणेषु (śāṇeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: sāṇa
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀸𑀡 (sāṇa)
  • Central:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindustani: sān
        • Hindi: सान
        • Urdu: سَان (sān)
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: সান (xan)
      • Bengali: সান (śan)
      • Bihari: सान (sān)
      • Odia: ସାଣ (sāṇa)
  • Northern:
    • Khasa Prakrit:
      • Central Pahari:
        • Kumaoni: साणो (sāṇo)
      • Eastern Pahari:
        • Nepali: सान (sān)
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Punjabi: sāṇ

          Gurmukhi script: ਸਾਣ

          Shahmukhi script: سَاݨ

  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ހަނު (hanu)
      • Sinhalese: සණ (saṇa)
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Konkani: sāṇa

        Devanagari script: साण (sāṇ)

        Latin script: sann

        Kannada script: ಸಾಣ

      • Marathi: साण (sāṇ), साणा (sāṇā)

Etymology 2

From शण (śaṇá, “a kind of hemp”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.ɳɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɑː.ɳɐ/

Adjective

शाण • (śāṇá) stem

1. made of hemp or flax; hempen; flaxen

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शाण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शाणः (śāṇáḥ)	शाणौ (śāṇaú) शाणा¹ (śāṇā́¹)	शाणाः (śāṇā́ḥ) शाणासः¹ (śāṇā́saḥ¹)
vocative	शाण (śā́ṇa)	शाणौ (śā́ṇau) शाणा¹ (śā́ṇā¹)	शाणाः (śā́ṇāḥ) शाणासः¹ (śā́ṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative	शाणम् (śāṇám)	शाणौ (śāṇaú) शाणा¹ (śāṇā́¹)	शाणान् (śāṇā́n)
instrumental	शाणेन (śāṇéna)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇā́bhyām)	शाणैः (śāṇaíḥ) शाणेभिः¹ (śāṇébhiḥ¹)
dative	शाणाय (śāṇā́ya)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇā́bhyām)	शाणेभ्यः (śāṇébhyaḥ)
ablative	शाणात् (śāṇā́t)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇā́bhyām)	शाणेभ्यः (śāṇébhyaḥ)
genitive	शाणस्य (śāṇásya)	शाणयोः (śāṇáyoḥ)	शाणानाम् (śāṇā́nām)
locative	शाणे (śāṇé)	शाणयोः (śāṇáyoḥ)	शाणेषु (śāṇéṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of शाणी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शाणी (śāṇī)	शाण्यौ (śāṇyau) शाणी¹ (śāṇī¹)	शाण्यः (śāṇyaḥ) शाणीः¹ (śāṇīḥ¹)
vocative	शाणि (śāṇi)	शाण्यौ (śāṇyau) शाणी¹ (śāṇī¹)	शाण्यः (śāṇyaḥ) शाणीः¹ (śāṇīḥ¹)
accusative	शाणीम् (śāṇīm)	शाण्यौ (śāṇyau) शाणी¹ (śāṇī¹)	शाणीः (śāṇīḥ)
instrumental	शाण्या (śāṇyā)	शाणीभ्याम् (śāṇībhyām)	शाणीभिः (śāṇībhiḥ)
dative	शाण्यै (śāṇyai)	शाणीभ्याम् (śāṇībhyām)	शाणीभ्यः (śāṇībhyaḥ)
ablative	शाण्याः (śāṇyāḥ) शाण्यै² (śāṇyai²)	शाणीभ्याम् (śāṇībhyām)	शाणीभ्यः (śāṇībhyaḥ)
genitive	शाण्याः (śāṇyāḥ) शाण्यै² (śāṇyai²)	शाण्योः (śāṇyoḥ)	शाणीनाम् (śāṇīnām)
locative	शाण्याम् (śāṇyām)	शाण्योः (śāṇyoḥ)	शाणीषु (śāṇīṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शाण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शाणम् (śāṇám)	शाणे (śāṇé)	शाणानि (śāṇā́ni) शाणा¹ (śāṇā́¹)
vocative	शाण (śā́ṇa)	शाणे (śā́ṇe)	शाणानि (śā́ṇāni) शाणा¹ (śā́ṇā¹)
accusative	शाणम् (śāṇám)	शाणे (śāṇé)	शाणानि (śāṇā́ni) शाणा¹ (śāṇā́¹)
instrumental	शाणेन (śāṇéna)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇā́bhyām)	शाणैः (śāṇaíḥ) शाणेभिः¹ (śāṇébhiḥ¹)
dative	शाणाय (śāṇā́ya)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇā́bhyām)	शाणेभ्यः (śāṇébhyaḥ)
ablative	शाणात् (śāṇā́t)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇā́bhyām)	शाणेभ्यः (śāṇébhyaḥ)
genitive	शाणस्य (śāṇásya)	शाणयोः (śāṇáyoḥ)	शाणानाम् (śāṇā́nām)
locative	शाणे (śāṇé)	शाणयोः (śāṇáyoḥ)	शाणेषु (śāṇéṣu)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शाण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1063.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “शाण”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “शाण”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 718