Either derived from inherited form *appaṇa from Sanskrit अर्पण (arpaṇa) by irregular decerebralisation and change of gender, or formed anew as app (root) + -anā from Pali appeti (“to fix”).
appanā f
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | appanā | appanāyo or appanā |
| Accusative (second) | appanaṃ | appanāyo or appanā |
| Instrumental (third) | appanāya | appanāhi or appanābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | appanāya | appanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | appanāya | appanāhi or appanābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | appanāya | appanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | appanāya or appanāyaṃ | appanāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | appane | appanāyo or appanā |