Assamese

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Etymology

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From সান (xan) +‎ -আ (-a).

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Adjective

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সানা (xana) (dialectal)

  1. rubbed
  2. combined

Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ثنا (sanā), from Arabic ثَنَاء (ṯanāʔ, praise).

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সানা (śana) (Islam)

  1. thana (a voluntary opening praise of God in salah)