dhana
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See also: thana
Guugu Yimidhirr
Etymology
From Proto-Paman *cana, from Proto-Pama-Maric *cana, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *cana.
Pronunciation
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.
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit धन (dhana, “money”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dhana
Derived terms
Further reading
- "dhana" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Alternative scripts
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Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit धन (dhána). Cognate with Gandhari 𐨢𐨣 (dhana), Prakrit 𑀥𑀡 (dhaṇa).
Noun
dhana n
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
Pronunciation
Noun
dhana (n class, plural dhana)
- a presumption or assumption
- a concept, belief, or thought
- dhana yenye kosa ― fallacy
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 197 Nr. 1762