Inherited from Sanskrit यौवन (yauvana). Both Pali and Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡 (jŏvvaṇa) show a change of long vowel + consonant to short vowel + geminate, with Pali then changing /vv/ to /bb/ as usual.[1]
yobbana n
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | yobbanaṃ | yobbanāni |
| Accusative (second) | yobbanaṃ | yobbanāni |
| Instrumental (third) | yobbanena | yobbanehi or yobbanebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | yobbanassa or yobbanāya or yobbanatthaṃ | yobbanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | yobbanasmā or yobbanamhā or yobbanā | yobbanehi or yobbanebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | yobbanassa | yobbanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | yobbanasmiṃ or yobbanamhi or yobbane | yobbanesu |
| Vocative (calling) | yobbana | yobbanāni |