समञ्ञा
Pali
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Noun
समञ्ञा f
- Devanagari script form of samaññā (“designation”)
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar][1] (overall work in Pali), page 6; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
- या च पन सक्कतगन्थेसु समञ्ञा घोसाति वाघोसाति वा ता पयोगे सति एत्थापि पयुज्जते
- Yā ca pana sakkataganthesu samaññā ghosāti vāghosāti vā tā payoge sati etthāpi payujjate.
- And moreover that designation either 'voiced' or 'unvoiced' which is in Sanskrit texts is applied even here when there is occasion.
Declension
Declension table of "समञ्ञा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | समञ्ञा (samaññā) | समञ्ञायो (samaññāyo) or समञ्ञा (samaññā) |
| Accusative (second) | समञ्ञं (samaññaṃ) | समञ्ञायो (samaññāyo) or समञ्ञा (samaññā) |
| Instrumental (third) | समञ्ञाय (samaññāya) | समञ्ञाहि (samaññāhi) or समञ्ञाभि (samaññābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | समञ्ञाय (samaññāya) | समञ्ञानं (samaññānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | समञ्ञाय (samaññāya) | समञ्ञाहि (samaññāhi) or समञ्ञाभि (samaññābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | समञ्ञाय (samaññāya) | समञ्ञानं (samaññānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | समञ्ञाय (samaññāya) or समञ्ञायं (samaññāyaṃ) | समञ्ञासु (samaññāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | समञ्ञे (samaññe) | समञ्ञायो (samaññāyo) or समञ्ञा (samaññā) |