शाण

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːɳ/, [ʃä̃ːɳ]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit शाणा (śāṇā, “grindstone”).

Noun

शाण • (śāṇ) m

1. 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

1. 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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

शाण • (śāṇa) stem, m (feminine शाणा)

1. whetstone
2. touchstone
3. saw

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शाण (śāṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शाणः śāṇaḥ	शाणौ / शाणा¹ śāṇau / śāṇā¹	शाणाः / शाणासः¹ śāṇāḥ / śāṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शाण śāṇa	शाणौ / शाणा¹ śāṇau / śāṇā¹	शाणाः / शाणासः¹ śāṇāḥ / śāṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शाणम् śāṇam	शाणौ / शाणा¹ śāṇau / śāṇā¹	शाणान् śāṇān
Instrumental	शाणेन śāṇena	शाणाभ्याम् śāṇābhyām	शाणैः / शाणेभिः¹ śāṇaiḥ / 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
Notes	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): /ˈɕɑː.ɳɐ/

Adjective

शाण • (śāṇá) stem

1. made of hemp or flax; hempen; flaxen

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शाण (śāṇá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शाणः śāṇáḥ	शाणौ / शाणा¹ śāṇaú / śāṇā́¹	शाणाः / शाणासः¹ śāṇā́ḥ / śāṇā́saḥ¹
Vocative	शाण śā́ṇa	शाणौ / शाणा¹ śā́ṇau / śā́ṇā¹	शाणाः / शाणासः¹ śā́ṇāḥ / śā́ṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शाणम् śāṇám	शाणौ / शाणा¹ śāṇaú / śāṇā́¹	शाणान् śāṇā́n
Instrumental	शाणेन śāṇéna	शाणाभ्याम् śāṇā́bhyām	शाणैः / शाणेभिः¹ śāṇaíḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of शाणी (śāṇī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शाणी śāṇī	शाण्यौ / शाणी¹ śāṇyau / śāṇī¹	शाण्यः / शाणीः¹ śāṇyaḥ / śāṇīḥ¹
Vocative	शाणि śāṇi	शाण्यौ / शाणी¹ śāṇyau / śāṇī¹	शाण्यः / शाणीः¹ śāṇyaḥ / śāṇīḥ¹
Accusative	शाणीम् śāṇīm	शाण्यौ / शाणी¹ śāṇyau / śāṇī¹	शाणीः śāṇīḥ
Instrumental	शाण्या śāṇyā	शाणीभ्याम् śāṇībhyām	शाणीभिः śāṇībhiḥ
Dative	शाण्यै śāṇyai	शाणीभ्याम् śāṇībhyām	शाणीभ्यः śāṇībhyaḥ
Ablative	शाण्याः / शाण्यै² śāṇyāḥ / śāṇyai²	शाणीभ्याम् śāṇībhyām	शाणीभ्यः śāṇībhyaḥ
Genitive	शाण्याः / शाण्यै² śāṇyāḥ / śāṇyai²	शाण्योः śāṇyoḥ	शाणीनाम् śāṇīnām
Locative	शाण्याम् śāṇyām	शाण्योः śāṇyoḥ	शाणीषु śāṇīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शाण (śāṇá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शाणम् śāṇám	शाणे śāṇé	शाणानि / शाणा¹ śāṇā́ni / śāṇā́¹
Vocative	शाण śā́ṇa	शाणे śā́ṇe	शाणानि / शाणा¹ śā́ṇāni / śā́ṇā¹
Accusative	शाणम् śāṇám	शाणे śāṇé	शाणानि / शाणा¹ śāṇā́ni / śāṇā́¹
Instrumental	शाणेन śāṇéna	शाणाभ्याम् śāṇā́bhyām	शाणैः / शाणेभिः¹ śāṇaíḥ / 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
Notes	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