دانا
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian d’n’k' (dānāg). From the verb دانستن (dânestan).
Equivalent to دان (dân, “know”) + ـا (-â).
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
دانا • (dânâ)
Noun edit
دانا • (dânâ) (plural دانایان (dânâyân))
Proper noun edit
دانا • (dânâ)
- a female given name, Dana, from Middle Persian
Related terms edit
References edit
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “دانا”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “d’n’k'”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press