abhiññāṇa

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀪𑀺𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• अभिञ्ञाण (Devanagari script)
• অভিঞ্ঞাণ (Bengali script)
• අභිඤ‍්ඤාණ (Sinhalese script)
• အဘိညာဏ or ဢꧤိၺ္ၺႃꧣ or ဢꧤိၺ်ၺႃꧣ (Burmese script)
• อภิญฺญาณ or อะภิญญาณะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨽᩥᨬ᩠ᨬᩣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຠິຎ຺ຎາຓ or ອະຠິຎຎາຓະ (Lao script)
• អភិញ្ញាណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄞𑄨𑄐𑄴𑄐𑄂𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí

Sanskrit अभि- (abhi-)

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Sanskrit ज्ञा (jñā)

Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna)

Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna)

Pali abhiññāṇa

Inherited from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡 (ahiṇṇāṇa).

Noun

abhiññāṇa n

1. recollection

Declension

Declension table of "abhiññāṇa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	abhiññāṇaṃ	abhiññāṇāni
Accusative (second)	abhiññāṇaṃ	abhiññāṇāni
Instrumental (third)	abhiññāṇena	abhiññāṇehi or abhiññāṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	abhiññāṇassa or abhiññāṇāya or abhiññāṇatthaṃ	abhiññāṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	abhiññāṇasmā or abhiññāṇamhā or abhiññāṇā	abhiññāṇehi or abhiññāṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	abhiññāṇassa	abhiññāṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	abhiññāṇasmiṃ or abhiññāṇamhi or abhiññāṇe	abhiññāṇesu
Vocative (calling)	abhiññāṇa	abhiññāṇāni

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “abhijñāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 23
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “âbhiññāṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 184