vanitā
Pali
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Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀯𑀦𑀺𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- वनिता (Devanagari script)
- ৰনিতা (Bengali script)
- වනිතා (Sinhalese script)
- ဝနိတာ or ဝၼိတႃ (Burmese script)
- วนิตา or วะนิตา (Thai script)
- ᩅᨶᩥᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ວນິຕາ or ວະນິຕາ (Lao script)
- វនិតា (Khmer script)
- 𑅇𑄚𑄨𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Either inherited from Sanskrit वनिता (vanitā, “woman”), or a common Middle Indic formation from the root van as the feminine of the unattested past participle of vanati (“to desire”).
Declension
Declension table of "vanitā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vanitā | vanitāyo or vanitā |
| Accusative (second) | vanitaṃ | vanitāyo or vanitā |
| Instrumental (third) | vanitāya | vanitāhi or vanitābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vanitāya | vanitānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vanitāya | vanitāhi or vanitābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vanitāya | vanitānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vanitāya or vanitāyaṃ | vanitāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | vanite | vanitāyo or vanitā |
References
- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 549.
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