शाण

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːɳ/, [ʃä̃ːɳ]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit शाणा (śāṇā, “grindstone”).

Noun

शाण • (śāṇ) m

grindstone

Declension

Declension of *शाण* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	शाण śāṇ	शाण śāṇ
oblique	शाण śāṇ	शाणों śāṇõ
vocative	शाण śāṇ	शाणो śāṇo

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit शाणा (śāṇá, “hempen”).

Noun

शाण • (śāṇ) m

cloth made of hemp or of flax

Declension

Declension of *शाण* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	शाण śāṇ	शाण śāṇ
oblique	शाण śāṇ	शाणों śāṇõ
vocative	शाण śāṇ	शाणो śāṇo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शाण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

শাণ (Assamese script)
ᬰᬵᬡ (Balinese script)
শাণ (Bengali script)
𑰫𑰯𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀰𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
ၐာဏ (Burmese script)
શાણ (Gujarati script)
ਸ਼ਾਣ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌶𑌾𑌣 (Grantha script)
ꦯꦴꦟ (Javanese script)
𑂬𑂰𑂝 (Kaithi script)
ಶಾಣ (Kannada script)
ឝាណ (Khmer script)
ຨາຓ (Lao script)
ശാണ (Malayalam script)
ᡧᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘫𑘰𑘜 (Modi script)
ᠱᠠᢗᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧋𑧑𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
𑐱𑐵𑐞 (Newa script)
ଶାଣ (Odia script)
ꢯꢵꢠ (Saurashtra script)
𑆯𑆳𑆟 (Sharada script)
𑖫𑖯𑖜 (Siddham script)
ශාණ (Sinhalese script)
𑩿𑩛𑩪 (Soyombo script)
𑚧𑚭𑚘 (Takri script)
ஶாண (Tamil script)
శాణ (Telugu script)
ศาณ (Thai script)
ཤཱ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
𑒬𑒰𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
𑨮𑨊𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

Compare Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.ɳɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.ɳɐ/

Noun

शाण • (śāṇa) stem, m (feminine शाणा)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शाण
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शाणः (śāṇaḥ)	शाणौ (śāṇau) शाणा¹ (śāṇā¹)	शाणाः (śāṇāḥ) शाणासः¹ (śāṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative	शाणम् (śāṇam)	शाणौ (śāṇau) शाणा¹ (śāṇā¹)	शाणान् (śāṇān)
instrumental	शाणेन (śāṇena)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇābhyām)	शाणैः (śāṇaiḥ) शाणेभिः¹ (śāṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	शाणाय (śāṇāya)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇābhyām)	शाणेभ्यः (śāṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	शाणात् (śāṇāt)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇābhyām)	शाणेभ्यः (śāṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	शाणस्य (śāṇasya)	शाणयोः (śāṇayoḥ)	शाणानाम् (śāṇānām)
locative	शाणे (śāṇe)	शाणयोः (śāṇayoḥ)	शाणेषु (śāṇeṣu)
vocative	शाण (śāṇa)	शाणौ (śāṇau) शाणा¹ (śāṇā¹)	शाणाः (śāṇāḥ) शाणासः¹ (śāṇāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Pali: sāṇa
Prakrit: 𑀲𑀸𑀡 (sāṇa)
- Central:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Hindustani: sān
      - Hindi: सान
      - Urdu: سَان (sān)
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: সান (xan)
    - Bengali: সান (śan)
    - Bihari: सान (sān)
    - Odia: ସାଣ (sāṇa)
- Northern:
  - Khasa Prakrit:
    - Central Pahari:
      - Kumaoni: साणो (sāṇo)
    - Eastern Pahari:
      - Nepali: सान (sān)
- Northwestern:
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Takka Apabhramsa:
      - Punjabi: sāṇ
        Gurmukhi script: ਸਾਣ
        
        Shahmukhi script: سَاݨ
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: ހަނު (hanu)
    - Sinhalese: සණ (saṇa)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Konkani: sāṇa
      Devanagari script: साण (sāṇ)
      
      Latin script: sann
      
      Kannada script: ಸಾಣ
    - Marathi: साण (sāṇ), साणा (sāṇā)

Etymology 2

From शण (śaṇá, “a kind of hemp”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.ɳɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.ɳɐ/

Adjective

शाण • (śāṇá) stem

made of hemp or flax; hempen; flaxen

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शाण
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शाणः (śāṇáḥ)	शाणौ (śāṇaú) शाणा¹ (śāṇā́¹)	शाणाः (śāṇā́ḥ) शाणासः¹ (śāṇā́saḥ¹)
accusative	शाणम् (śāṇám)	शाणौ (śāṇaú) शाणा¹ (śāṇā́¹)	शाणान् (śāṇā́n)
instrumental	शाणेन (śāṇéna)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇā́bhyām)	शाणैः (śāṇaíḥ) शाणेभिः¹ (śāṇébhiḥ¹)
dative	शाणाय (śāṇā́ya)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇā́bhyām)	शाणेभ्यः (śāṇébhyaḥ)
ablative	शाणात् (śāṇā́t)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇā́bhyām)	शाणेभ्यः (śāṇébhyaḥ)
genitive	शाणस्य (śāṇásya)	शाणयोः (śāṇáyoḥ)	शाणानाम् (śāṇā́nām)
locative	शाणे (śāṇé)	शाणयोः (śāṇáyoḥ)	शाणेषु (śāṇéṣu)
vocative	शाण (śā́ṇa)	शाणौ (śā́ṇau) शाणा¹ (śā́ṇā¹)	शाणाः (śā́ṇāḥ) शाणासः¹ (śā́ṇāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of शाणी
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शाणी (śāṇī)	शाण्यौ (śāṇyau) शाणी¹ (śāṇī¹)	शाण्यः (śāṇyaḥ) शाणीः¹ (śāṇīḥ¹)
accusative	शाणीम् (śāṇīm)	शाण्यौ (śāṇyau) शाणी¹ (śāṇī¹)	शाणीः (śāṇīḥ)
instrumental	शाण्या (śāṇyā)	शाणीभ्याम् (śāṇībhyām)	शाणीभिः (śāṇībhiḥ)
dative	शाण्यै (śāṇyai)	शाणीभ्याम् (śāṇībhyām)	शाणीभ्यः (śāṇībhyaḥ)
ablative	शाण्याः (śāṇyāḥ) शाण्यै² (śāṇyai²)	शाणीभ्याम् (śāṇībhyām)	शाणीभ्यः (śāṇībhyaḥ)
genitive	शाण्याः (śāṇyāḥ) शाण्यै² (śāṇyai²)	शाण्योः (śāṇyoḥ)	शाणीनाम् (śāṇīnām)
locative	शाण्याम् (śāṇyām)	शाण्योः (śāṇyoḥ)	शाणीषु (śāṇīṣu)
vocative	शाणि (śāṇi)	शाण्यौ (śāṇyau) शाणी¹ (śāṇī¹)	शाण्यः (śāṇyaḥ) शाणीः¹ (śāṇīḥ¹)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शाण
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शाणम् (śāṇám)	शाणे (śāṇé)	शाणानि (śāṇā́ni) शाणा¹ (śāṇā́¹)
accusative	शाणम् (śāṇám)	शाणे (śāṇé)	शाणानि (śāṇā́ni) शाणा¹ (śāṇā́¹)
instrumental	शाणेन (śāṇéna)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇā́bhyām)	शाणैः (śāṇaíḥ) शाणेभिः¹ (śāṇébhiḥ¹)
dative	शाणाय (śāṇā́ya)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇā́bhyām)	शाणेभ्यः (śāṇébhyaḥ)
ablative	शाणात् (śāṇā́t)	शाणाभ्याम् (śāṇā́bhyām)	शाणेभ्यः (śāṇébhyaḥ)
genitive	शाणस्य (śāṇásya)	शाणयोः (śāṇáyoḥ)	शाणानाम् (śāṇā́nām)
locative	शाणे (śāṇé)	शाणयोः (śāṇáyoḥ)	शाणेषु (śāṇéṣu)
vocative	शाण (śā́ṇa)	शाणे (śā́ṇe)	शाणानि (śā́ṇāni) शाणा¹ (śā́ṇā¹)

¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “शाण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1063.
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “शाण”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “शाण”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 718