दान

See also: -दान and दाना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀡 (dāṇa), from Sanskrit दान (dāna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑːn/, [d̪ä̃ːn]

Noun

दान • (dān) m (Urdu spelling دان)

1. gift, offering, something given

Declension

Declension of दान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दान dān	दान dān
oblique	दान dān	दानों dānõ
vocative	दान dān	दानो dāno

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दान (dāná).

Noun

दान • (dāna) n

1. gift

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• dāna (Latin script)
• 𑀤𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• দান (Bengali script)
• දාන (Sinhalese script)
• ဒါန or ၻႃၼ (Burmese script)
• ทาน or ทานะ (Thai script)
• ᨴᩤᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ທານ or ທານະ (Lao script)
• ទាន (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

दान n

1. Devanagari script form of dāna (“gift”)

Declension

Declension table of "दान" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	दानं (dānaṃ)	दानानि (dānāni)
Accusative (second)	दानं (dānaṃ)	दानानि (dānāni)
Instrumental (third)	दानेन (dānena)	दानेहि (dānehi) or दानेभि (dānebhi)
Dative (fourth)	दानस्स (dānassa) or दानाय (dānāya) or दानत्थं (dānatthaṃ)	दानानं (dānānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	दानस्मा (dānasmā) or दानम्हा (dānamhā) or दाना (dānā)	दानेहि (dānehi) or दानेभि (dānebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	दानस्स (dānassa)	दानानं (dānānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	दानस्मिं (dānasmiṃ) or दानम्हि (dānamhi) or दाने (dāne)	दानेसु (dānesu)
Vocative (calling)	दान (dāna)	दानानि (dānāni)

Sanskrit

FWOTD – 15 December 2016

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দান (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• দান (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဒါန (Burmese script)
• દાન (Gujarati script)
• ਦਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ದಾನ (Kannada script)
• ទាន (Khmer script)
• ທານ (Lao script)
• ദാന (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଦାନ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• දාන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
• த³ாந (Tamil script)
• దాన (Telugu script)
• ทาน (Thai script)
• དཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom (“gift”), from *deh₃- (“to give”). Cognate with Latin dōnum (“gift”), Old Irish dán (“gift”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɑ́ː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

दान • (dā́na) stem, n

1. gift, alms, donation
2. generosity, giving
3. (Buddhism, Hinduism) the practice of cultivating generosity; dana
   • Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, 5.2.3 (c. 700 BC):

     तदेतत्त्रयँ शिक्षेद् दमं दानं दयामिति

     tadetattrayam̐ śikṣed damaṃ dānaṃ dayāmiti

     Learn three cardinal virtues - self restraint, charity and compassion for all life.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दान (dā́na)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दानम् dā́nam	दाने dā́ne	दानानि / दाना¹ dā́nāni / dā́nā¹
Vocative	दान dā́na	दाने dā́ne	दानानि / दाना¹ dā́nāni / dā́nā¹
Accusative	दानम् dā́nam	दाने dā́ne	दानानि / दाना¹ dā́nāni / dā́nā¹
Instrumental	दानेन dā́nena	दानाभ्याम् dā́nābhyām	दानैः / दानेभिः¹ dā́naiḥ / dā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative	दानाय dā́nāya	दानाभ्याम् dā́nābhyām	दानेभ्यः dā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative	दानात् dā́nāt	दानाभ्याम् dā́nābhyām	दानेभ्यः dā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive	दानस्य dā́nasya	दानयोः dā́nayoḥ	दानानाम् dā́nānām
Locative	दाने dā́ne	दानयोः dā́nayoḥ	दानेषु dā́neṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अन्नदान (annadāna)
• गोदान (godāna)

Descendants

• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀤𑀸𑀦 (dāna) (Girnar)
  • Sylheti: ꠖꠣꠘ (dan)
  • Bengali: দান (dan)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑀸𑀦 (dāna)
    • Old Gujarati: दाण (dāṇa)
      • Gujarati: દાણ (dāṇ)
    • Old Hindi: दान (dāna)
      • Braj: दान (dān)
      • Hindi: दान (dān)
      • Urdu: دان (dān)
• Pali: dāna
  • → Burmese: ဒါန (dana.)
  • → Khmer: ទាន (tiən)
  • → Lao: ທານ (thān)
  • → Mon: ဒါန်
  • → Thai: ทาน (taan)

Borrowings

• → Balinese: ᬤᬵᬦ (dana)
• → English: dana
• → Classical Malay: dana
  • Malay: dana
    • Indonesian: dana
• → Middle Chinese: 旦那 (MC tanH na), 檀那 (MC dan na)
  • Chinese: 檀那 (tánnà)

    Mandarin: 檀那 (tánnà)

  • → Japanese: 旦那 (danna)
• → Old Javanese: dāna
  • > Javanese: ꦢꦤ (dana) (inherited)
• → Old Gujarati: दान (dāna)
• → Punjabi: ਦਾਨ (dān)/ دان (dān)

Etymology 2

From √dā, variant of √do ("divide, cut, reap, mow"). Cognate to Ancient Greek δαίω (daíō, “to divide”).

Noun

दान • (dā́na) stem, n

1. cutting off, splitting, dividing
2. pasture, meadow

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दान (dā́na)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दानम् dā́nam	दाने dā́ne	दानानि / दाना¹ dā́nāni / dā́nā¹
Vocative	दान dā́na	दाने dā́ne	दानानि / दाना¹ dā́nāni / dā́nā¹
Accusative	दानम् dā́nam	दाने dā́ne	दानानि / दाना¹ dā́nāni / dā́nā¹
Instrumental	दानेन dā́nena	दानाभ्याम् dā́nābhyām	दानैः / दानेभिः¹ dā́naiḥ / dā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative	दानाय dā́nāya	दानाभ्याम् dā́nābhyām	दानेभ्यः dā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative	दानात् dā́nāt	दानाभ्याम् dā́nābhyām	दानेभ्यः dā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive	दानस्य dā́nasya	दानयोः dā́nayoḥ	दानानाम् dā́nānām
Locative	दाने dā́ne	दानयोः dā́nayoḥ	दानेषु dā́neṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “दान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 474/1.