dhana
See also: thana
Guugu Yimidhirr
Etymology
From Proto-Paman *cana, from Proto-Pama-Maric *cana, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *cana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ana/
Pronoun
dhana
- they (3rd person plural nominative pronoun)
References
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
- Haviland, John B. 1979. ‘Guugu Yimidhirr Sketch Grammar’. R. M. W. Dixon, B. Blake (eds.) Handbook of Australian Languages, Vol I.
Pali
Alternative scripts
Alternative forms
- 𑀥𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- धन (Devanagari script)
- ধন (Bengali script)
- ධන (Sinhalese script)
- ဓန or ꩪၼ (Burmese script)
- ธน or ธะนะ (Thai script)
- ᨵᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ຘນ or ຘະນະ (Lao script)
- ធន (Khmer script)
- 𑄙𑄚 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit धन (dhána). Cognate with Gandhari 𐨢𐨣 (dhana), Prakrit 𑀥𑀡 (dhaṇa).
Noun
dhana n
- wealth, money, riches, treasure
Declension
Declension table of "dhana" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | dhanaṃ | dhanāni |
| Accusative (second) | dhanaṃ | dhanāni |
| Instrumental (third) | dhanena | dhanehi or dhanebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | dhanassa or dhanāya or dhanatthaṃ | dhanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | dhanasmā or dhanamhā or dhanā | dhanehi or dhanebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | dhanassa | dhanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | dhanasmiṃ or dhanamhi or dhane | dhanesu |
| Vocative (calling) | dhana | dhanāni |
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “dhana”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 335
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 384
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic ظَنّ (ẓann).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
dhana (n class, plural dhana)
- a presumption or assumption
- a concept, belief, or thought
- dhana yenye kosa ― fallacy