𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्नान (snāna). Cognate with Pali sināna, nahāna.

Noun

𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡 (ṇhāṇa) n (Devanagari ण्हाण)

1. bathing, bath

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ṇhāṇaṃ)	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (ṇhāṇāiṃ) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (ṇhāṇāi)
Accusative	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ṇhāṇaṃ)	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (ṇhāṇāiṃ) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (ṇhāṇāi)
Instrumental	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡 (ṇhāṇeṇa) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (ṇhāṇeṇaṃ)	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ṇhāṇehi) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ṇhāṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀅 (ṇhāṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (ṇhāṇāo) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (ṇhāṇāu) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸 (ṇhāṇā) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇhāṇāhi) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ṇhāṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ṇhāṇassa)	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡 (ṇhāṇāṇa) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ṇhāṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ṇhāṇammi) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑁂 (ṇhāṇe)	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ṇhāṇesu) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ṇhāṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡 (ṇhāṇa) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸 (ṇhāṇā)	𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (ṇhāṇāiṃ) or 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (ṇhāṇāi)

Derived terms

• 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇhāṇei)
• 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀆 (ṇhāṇiā)

Descendants

• Old Marathi: नहाण (nahāṇa), न्हाण (nhāṇa)
  • Marathi: नहाण (nahāṇ), न्हाण (nhāṇ)

References

• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 17.
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “ण्हाण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 423.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 796