yobbana
Pali
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Etymology
editInherited from Sanskrit यौवन (yauvana). Both Pali and Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡 (jŏvvaṇa) show a change of long vowel + consonant to short vowel + geminate, with Pali then changing /vv/ to /bb/ as usual.[1]
Noun
edityobbana n
Declension
editDeclension table of "yobbana" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | yobbanaṃ | yobbanāni |
Accusative (second) | yobbanaṃ | yobbanāni |
Instrumental (third) | yobbanena | yobbanehi or yobbanebhi |
Dative (fourth) | yobbanassa or yobbanāya or yobbanatthaṃ | yobbanānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | yobbanasmā or yobbanamhā or yobbanā | yobbanehi or yobbanebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | yobbanassa | yobbanānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | yobbanasmiṃ or yobbanamhi or yobbane | yobbanesu |
Vocative (calling) | yobbana | yobbanāni |
References
edit- ^ Willhelm Geiger, K. R. Norman (2005) Batakrishna Ghosh, transl., A Pāli Grammar, Oxford: Pali Test Society, §51.3, page 42