नावा
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- nāvā (Latin script)
- 𑀦𑀸𑀯𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- নাৰা (Bengali script)
- නාවා (Sinhalese script)
- နာဝါ or ၼႃဝႃ (Burmese script)
- นาวา (Thai script)
- ᨶᩣᩅᩤ (Tai Tham script)
- ນາວາ (Lao script)
- នាវា (Khmer script)
Noun
नावा f
- Devanagari script form of nāvā (“boat”)
Declension
Declension table of "नावा" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | नावा (nāvā) | नावायो (nāvāyo) or नावा (nāvā) |
| Accusative (second) | नावं (nāvaṃ) | नावायो (nāvāyo) or नावा (nāvā) |
| Instrumental (third) | नावाय (nāvāya) | नावाहि (nāvāhi) or नावाभि (nāvābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | नावाय (nāvāya) | नावानं (nāvānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | नावाय (nāvāya) | नावाहि (nāvāhi) or नावाभि (nāvābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | नावाय (nāvāya) | नावानं (nāvānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | नावाय (nāvāya) or नावायं (nāvāyaṃ) | नावासु (nāvāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | नावे (nāve) | नावायो (nāvāyo) or नावा (nāvā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬦᬵᬯᬵ (Balinese script)
- নাৱা (Assamese script)
- নাবা (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰯𑰪𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀸𑀯𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌾 (Grantha script)
- નાવા (Gujarati script)
- ਨਾਵਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦤꦴꦮꦴ (Javanese script)
- នាវា (Khmer script)
- ನಾವಾ (Kannada script)
- ນາວາ (Lao script)
- നാവാ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘡𑘰𑘪𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᢗᠸᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- ᠨᠠ᠊ᠠᠸᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- နာဝါ (Burmese script)
- 𑧁𑧑𑧊𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐵𑐰𑐵 (Newa script)
- ନାଵା (Oriya script)
- ꢥꢵꢮꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆳𑆮𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖯𑖪𑖯 (Siddham script)
- නාවා (Sinhalese script)
- నావా (Telugu script)
- นาวา (Thai script)
- ནཱ་ཝཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒰𑒫𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From नौ (nau).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /nɑː.ʋɑː/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ɑː.ʋɑː/
Noun
नावा • (nāvā) f
- boat
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of नावा (nāvā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | नावा nāvā | नावे nāve | नावाः nāvāḥ |
| Vocative | नावे nāve | नावे nāve | नावाः nāvāḥ |
| Accusative | नावाम् nāvām | नावे nāve | नावाः nāvāḥ |
| Instrumental | नावया / नावा¹ nāvayā / nāvā¹ | नावाभ्याम् nāvābhyām | नावाभिः nāvābhiḥ |
| Dative | नावायै nāvāyai | नावाभ्याम् nāvābhyām | नावाभ्यः nāvābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | नावायाः nāvāyāḥ | नावाभ्याम् nāvābhyām | नावाभ्यः nāvābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | नावायाः nāvāyāḥ | नावयोः nāvayoḥ | नावानाम् nāvānām |
| Locative | नावायाम् nāvāyām | नावयोः nāvayoḥ | नावासु nāvāsu |
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Descendants
- Assamese: নাও (naü)
- Bengali: নাও (nao)
- → Gujarati: નાવ (nāv) (semi-learned)
- Hindi: नाव (nāv), नैया (naiyā)
- Kashmiri: नाव (nāw), ناو (nāv)
- Marathi: नाव (nāv)
- Pali: nāvā
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “नावा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 538, column 1.