bāṇa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bana"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀩𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• बाण (Devanagari script)
• বাণ (Bengali script)
• බාණ (Sinhalese script)
• ဗာဏ or ၿႃꧣ (Burmese script)
• พาณ or พาณะ (Thai script)
• ᨻᩣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ພາຓ or ພາຓະ (Lao script)
• ពាណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄂𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀡 (bāṇa).

Noun

bāṇa m

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Declension

Declension table of "bāṇa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bāṇo	bāṇā
Accusative (second)	bāṇaṃ	bāṇe
Instrumental (third)	bāṇena	bāṇehi or bāṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	bāṇassa or bāṇāya or bāṇatthaṃ	bāṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bāṇasmā or bāṇamhā or bāṇā	bāṇehi or bāṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bāṇassa	bāṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bāṇasmiṃ or bāṇamhi or bāṇe	bāṇesu
Vocative (calling)	bāṇa	bāṇā

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bāṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 485
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 519