පඤ‍්ඤා

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• paññā (Latin script)
• 𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• पञ्ञा (Devanagari script)
• পঞ্ঞা (Bengali script)
• ပညာ or ပၺ္ၺႃ or ပၺ်ၺႃ (Burmese script)
• ปญฺญา or ปัญญา (Thai script)
• ᨷᨬ᩠ᨬᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຎ຺ຎາ or ປັຎຎາ (Lao script)
• បញ្ញា (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄐𑄴𑄐𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

පඤ‍්ඤා f

1. Sinhala script form of paññā (“wisdom”)
   • c. 50 BC, The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi), Appamādavaɡɡa, page 32; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya‎^[1], Colombo, 2009:

     8. පමාදං අප‍්පමාදෙන යදා නුදති පණ‍්ඩිතො 28
     පඤ‍්ඤාපාසාදමාරුය‍්හ අසොකො සොකිනිං පජං
     පබ‍්බතට‍්ඨො’ව භුම‍්මට‍්ඨෙ ධීරො බාලෙ අවෙක‍්ඛති.

     8. Pamādaṃ appamādena yadā nudati paṇḍito 28
     Paññāpāsādamāruyha asoko sokiniṃ pajaṃ
     Pabbataṭṭho'va bhummaṭṭhe dhīro bāle avekkhati.

     8. When the astute dispel negligence by means of diligence, 28
     having ascended the palace of wisdom, the sorrow-free behold this generation of sorrow,
     as a wise man on a mountain-top beholds the fools below.

     (literally, “8. When the astute dispel negligence by means of diligence, 28
     having ascended the palace of wisdom, the sorrow-free behold this generation of sorrow,
     as a wise man on a mountain-top beholds the fools on the ground.”)

     (Wiktionary translation adapted from translation of the Pali by Ajahn Sujato.)

Declension

Declension table of "පඤ‍්ඤා" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	පඤ‍්ඤා (paññā)	පඤ‍්ඤායො (paññāyo) or පඤ‍්ඤා (paññā)
Accusative (second)	පඤ‍්ඤං (paññaṃ)	පඤ‍්ඤායො (paññāyo) or පඤ‍්ඤා (paññā)
Instrumental (third)	පඤ‍්ඤාය (paññāya)	පඤ‍්ඤාහි (paññāhi) or පඤ‍්ඤාභි (paññābhi)
Dative (fourth)	පඤ‍්ඤාය (paññāya)	පඤ‍්ඤානං (paññānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	පඤ‍්ඤාය (paññāya)	පඤ‍්ඤාහි (paññāhi) or පඤ‍්ඤාභි (paññābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	පඤ‍්ඤාය (paññāya)	පඤ‍්ඤානං (paññānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	පඤ‍්ඤාය (paññāya) or පඤ‍්ඤායං (paññāyaṃ)	පඤ‍්ඤාසු (paññāsu)
Vocative (calling)	පඤ‍්ඤෙ (paññe)	පඤ‍්ඤායො (paññāyo) or පඤ‍්ඤා (paññā)