Borrowed from Sanskrit आयतन (āyatana, “resting-place, home”).
आयतन • (āytan) m
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | आयतन āytan |
आयतन āytan |
| oblique | आयतन āytan |
आयतनों āytanõ |
| vocative | आयतन āytan |
आयतनो āytano |
आयतन n
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | आयतनं (āyatanaṃ) | आयतनानि (āyatanāni) |
| Accusative (second) | आयतनं (āyatanaṃ) | आयतनानि (āyatanāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | आयतनेन (āyatanena) | आयतनेहि (āyatanehi) or आयतनेभि (āyatanebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | आयतनस्स (āyatanassa) or आयतनाय (āyatanāya) or आयतनत्थं (āyatanatthaṃ) | आयतनानं (āyatanānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | आयतनस्मा (āyatanasmā) or आयतनम्हा (āyatanamhā) or आयतना (āyatanā) | आयतनेहि (āyatanehi) or आयतनेभि (āyatanebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | आयतनस्स (āyatanassa) | आयतनानं (āyatanānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | आयतनस्मिं (āyatanasmiṃ) or आयतनम्हि (āyatanamhi) or आयतने (āyatane) | आयतनेसु (āyatanesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | आयतन (āyatana) | आयतनानि (āyatanāni) |
आ (ā́-, “in”, preverb) + यत् (yat, “to be/put in place”, root) + -अन (-ana-, suffix denoting location), compare the verb आयतति (āyatati, “to enter into”).
आयतन • (āyatana) stem, n