सेना
Hindi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit सेना (sénā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáynaH. Cognate with Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎴𐎠 (h-i-n-a).
Noun edit
सेना • (senā) f (Urdu spelling سینا)
- army, military, body of troops
- Synonym: फ़ौज (fauj)
- शत्रु ने दोनों सेनाओं को हरा दिया।
- śatru ne donõ senāõ ko harā diyā.
- The enemy defeated both the armies.
Declension edit
Declension of सेना (fem ā-stem)
Synonyms edit
- फ़ौज (fauj)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀡𑁆𑀡 (seṇṇa, “soldier, army”), from Sanskrit सैन्य (sainya, “soldier”), a vṛddhi derivative of सेना (senā, “army”), for which see the above entry.
Noun edit
सेना • (senā) m
Declension edit
Declension of सेना (masc ā-stem)
Related terms edit
- सेनानी (senānī, “commander”)
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सेना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit सेना (sénā).
Noun edit
सेना • (senā) f
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
सेना f
- Devanagari script form of senā (“army”)
Declension edit
Declension table of "सेना" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | सेना (senā) | सेनायो (senāyo) or सेना (senā) |
Accusative (second) | सेनं (senaṃ) | सेनायो (senāyo) or सेना (senā) |
Instrumental (third) | सेनाय (senāya) | सेनाहि (senāhi) or सेनाभि (senābhi) |
Dative (fourth) | सेनाय (senāya) | सेनानं (senānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | सेनाय (senāya) | सेनाहि (senāhi) or सेनाभि (senābhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | सेनाय (senāya) | सेनानं (senānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | सेनाय (senāya) or सेनायं (senāyaṃ) | सेनासु (senāsu) |
Vocative (calling) | सेने (sene) | सेनायो (senāyo) or सेना (senā) |
Sanskrit edit
Alternative forms edit
- सेन (sena) — at the end of a compound
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- সেনা (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬾᬦᬵ (Balinese script)
- সেনা (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰸𑰡𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁂𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- သေနာ (Burmese script)
- સેના (Gujarati script)
- ਸੇਨਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦺꦤꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂵𑂢𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಸೇನಾ (Kannada script)
- សេនា (Khmer script)
- ເສນາ (Lao script)
- സേനാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᡝᠨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘹𑘡𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠧᠨᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧚𑧁𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐾𑐣𑐵 (Newa script)
- ସେନା (Odia script)
- ꢱꢾꢥꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆼𑆤𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖸𑖡𑖯 (Siddham script)
- සෙනා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩔𑩯𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚲𑚝𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஸேநா (Tamil script)
- సేనా (Telugu script)
- เสนา (Thai script)
- སེ་ནཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒹𑒢𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨄𑨝𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáynaH (“army”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁 (haēnā, “hostile army”), Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎴𐎠 (h-i-n-a /hainā/, “hostile army”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
सेना • (sénā) stem, f
- an army, armament, battle-array, armed force
- missile, dart, spear
- name of Indra's wife (or his thunderbolt so personified)
- any drilled troop or band or body of men (Bālar.)
- a kind of title or addition to the names of persons (also names of courtezans) (Sāh.; compare Pāṇ. 4-1, 152 etc.)
- name of a courtesan (abridged from कुबेरसेना (kubera-senā)) (HPariś.)
Declension edit
Feminine ā-stem declension of सेना (sénā) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सेना sénā |
सेने séne |
सेनाः sénāḥ |
Vocative | सेने séne |
सेने séne |
सेनाः sénāḥ |
Accusative | सेनाम् sénām |
सेने séne |
सेनाः sénāḥ |
Instrumental | सेनया / सेना¹ sénayā / sénā¹ |
सेनाभ्याम् sénābhyām |
सेनाभिः sénābhiḥ |
Dative | सेनायै sénāyai |
सेनाभ्याम् sénābhyām |
सेनाभ्यः sénābhyaḥ |
Ablative | सेनायाः / सेनायै² sénāyāḥ / sénāyai² |
सेनाभ्याम् sénābhyām |
सेनाभ्यः sénābhyaḥ |
Genitive | सेनायाः / सेनायै² sénāyāḥ / sénāyai² |
सेनयोः sénayoḥ |
सेनानाम् sénānām |
Locative | सेनायाम् sénāyām |
सेनयोः sénayoḥ |
सेनासु sénāsu |
Notes |
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Descendants edit
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “सेना”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1246.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “sénā- sebhu-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 746