سیانا

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. smart, clever
  2. wise

Declension

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

Noun

سیْاݨا • (siyāṇā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਆਣਾ)

  1. old person
  2. physician

Declension

Declension of سیانا
singular plural
direct سیْاݨا (siyāṇā) سیْاݨے (siyāṇe)
oblique سیْاݨے (siyāṇe) سیْاݨیْاں (siyāṇiyāṉ)
vocative سیْاݨیْا (siyāṇiyā) سیْاݨیو (siyāṇeyo)
ablative سیْاݨیوں (siyāṇeyoṉ) سیْاݨیْاں (siyāṇiyāṉ)
locative – سیْاݨِیں (siyāṇīṉ)
instrumental سیْاݨے (siyāṇe) –
  • سِیاݨَپ (sīyāṇap, “wisdom”)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سیانا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “سیانا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*sajāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 757
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