Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit सज्ञान (sajñāna). Compare Marathi शाणा (śāṇā).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Majhi) IPA(key): /sɪ.ˈjäː.ɳäː/, /se.ˈjäː.ɳäː/
  • Rhymes: -äː
  • Hyphenation: سے‧آ‧ݨا

Adjective edit

سیْاݨا (siyāṇā) (feminine سیاݨی, Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਆਣਾ)

  1. smart, clever
  2. wise

Declension edit

Declension of سیانا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct سیْاݨا (siyāṇā) سیْاݨے (siyāṇe) سیْاݨی (siyāṇī) سیْاݨیاں (siyāṇīyāṉ)
oblique سیْاݨے (siyāṇe) سیْاݨیْاں (siyāṇiyāṉ) سیْاݨی (siyāṇī) سیْاݨیاں (siyāṇīyāṉ)

Noun edit

سیْاݨا (siyāṇām (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਆਣਾ)

  1. old person
  2. physician

Declension edit

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Declension of سیانا
dir. sg. سیْاݨا (siyāṇā)
dir. pl. سیْاݨے (siyāṇe)
singular plural
direct سیْاݨا (siyāṇā) سیْاݨے (siyāṇe)
oblique سیْاݨے (siyāṇe) سیْاݨیاں (siyāṇeyāṉ)
vocative سیْاݨیا (siyāṇeyā) سیْاݨیو (siyāṇeyo)
ablative سیْاݨیوں (siyāṇeyoṉ)
locative سیْاݨے (siyāṇe)
instrumental سیْاݨے (siyāṇe)

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سیانا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • سیانا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*sajāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 757