appanā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• अप्पना (Devanagari script)
• অপ্পনা (Bengali script)
• අප‍්පනා (Sinhalese script)
• အပ္ပနာ or ဢပ္ပၼႃ or ဢပ်ပၼႃ (Burmese script)
• อปฺปนา or อัปปะนา (Thai script)
• ᩋᨷ᩠ᨷᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ອປ຺ປນາ or ອັປປະນາ (Lao script)
• អប្បនា (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄛𑄴𑄛𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Either derived from inherited form *appaṇa from Sanskrit अर्पण (arpaṇa) by irregular decerebralisation and change of gender, or formed anew as app (root) +‎ -anā from Pali appeti (“to fix”).

Noun

appanā f

1. thought, reasoning, resolve

Declension

Declension table of "appanā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	appanā	appanāyo or appanā
Accusative (second)	appanaṃ	appanāyo or appanā
Instrumental (third)	appanāya	appanāhi or appanābhi
Dative (fourth)	appanāya	appanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	appanāya	appanāhi or appanābhi
Genitive (sixth)	appanāya	appanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	appanāya or appanāyaṃ	appanāsu
Vocative (calling)	appane	appanāyo or appanā