फेन

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)pHóy-nh₂-os, from *(s)poH(y)- (foam). Cognate with Lithuanian spáinė, Russian пе́на (péna), Latin pūmex (pumice), spuma (froth), Old English fām (whence English foam).

Pronunciation

Noun

फेन • (phéna) stem, m or n

  1. foam, froth, scum
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.14.13:
      अपां फेनेन नमुचेः शिर इन्द्रोदवर्तयः ।
      apāṃ phenena namuceḥ śira indrodavartayaḥ .
      With waters' foam thou torest off, Indra, the head of Namuci
  2. moisture of the lips, saliva
  3. white cuttlefish bone, supposed to be indurated foam of the sea

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of फेन (phéna)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative फेनः
phénaḥ
फेनौ / फेना¹
phénau / phénā¹
फेनाः / फेनासः¹
phénāḥ / phénāsaḥ¹
Vocative फेन
phéna
फेनौ / फेना¹
phénau / phénā¹
फेनाः / फेनासः¹
phénāḥ / phénāsaḥ¹
Accusative फेनम्
phénam
फेनौ / फेना¹
phénau / phénā¹
फेनान्
phénān
Instrumental फेनेन
phénena
फेनाभ्याम्
phénābhyām
फेनैः / फेनेभिः¹
phénaiḥ / phénebhiḥ¹
Dative फेनाय
phénāya
फेनाभ्याम्
phénābhyām
फेनेभ्यः
phénebhyaḥ
Ablative फेनात्
phénāt
फेनाभ्याम्
phénābhyām
फेनेभ्यः
phénebhyaḥ
Genitive फेनस्य
phénasya
फेनयोः
phénayoḥ
फेनानाम्
phénānām
Locative फेने
phéne
फेनयोः
phénayoḥ
फेनेषु
phéneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of फेन (phéna)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative फेनम्
phénam
फेने
phéne
फेनानि / फेना¹
phénāni / phénā¹
Vocative फेन
phéna
फेने
phéne
फेनानि / फेना¹
phénāni / phénā¹
Accusative फेनम्
phénam
फेने
phéne
फेनानि / फेना¹
phénāni / phénā¹
Instrumental फेनेन
phénena
फेनाभ्याम्
phénābhyām
फेनैः / फेनेभिः¹
phénaiḥ / phénebhiḥ¹
Dative फेनाय
phénāya
फेनाभ्याम्
phénābhyām
फेनेभ्यः
phénebhyaḥ
Ablative फेनात्
phénāt
फेनाभ्याम्
phénābhyām
फेनेभ्यः
phénebhyaḥ
Genitive फेनस्य
phénasya
फेनयोः
phénayoḥ
फेनानाम्
phénānām
Locative फेने
phéne
फेनयोः
phénayoḥ
फेनेषु
phéneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Proper noun

फेन • (phéna) stem, m

  1. name of a man

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of फेन (phéna)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative फेनः
phénaḥ
फेनौ / फेना¹
phénau / phénā¹
फेनाः / फेनासः¹
phénāḥ / phénāsaḥ¹
Vocative फेन
phéna
फेनौ / फेना¹
phénau / phénā¹
फेनाः / फेनासः¹
phénāḥ / phénāsaḥ¹
Accusative फेनम्
phénam
फेनौ / फेना¹
phénau / phénā¹
फेनान्
phénān
Instrumental फेनेन
phénena
फेनाभ्याम्
phénābhyām
फेनैः / फेनेभिः¹
phénaiḥ / phénebhiḥ¹
Dative फेनाय
phénāya
फेनाभ्याम्
phénābhyām
फेनेभ्यः
phénebhyaḥ
Ablative फेनात्
phénāt
फेनाभ्याम्
phénābhyām
फेनेभ्यः
phénebhyaḥ
Genitive फेनस्य
phénasya
फेनयोः
phénayoḥ
फेनानाम्
phénānām
Locative फेने
phéne
फेनयोः
phénayoḥ
फेनेषु
phéneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: pheṇa
  • Dardic:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Tamil: பேனம் (pēṉam)
  • Malayalam: ഫേനം (phēnaṁ)

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “phena”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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