yobbana
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀬𑁄𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- योब्बन (Devanagari script)
- যোব্বন (Bengali script)
- යොබ්බන (Sinhalese script)
- ယောဗ္ဗန or ယေႃၿ္ၿၼ or ယေႃၿ်ၿၼ (Burmese script)
- โยพฺพน or โยพพะนะ (Thai script)
- ᨿᩮᩣᨻᩛᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂຍພ຺ພນ or ໂຍພພະນະ or ໂຢພພະນະ (Lao script)
- យោព្ពន (Khmer script)
- 𑄠𑄮𑄝𑄴𑄝𑄚 (Chakma script)
Etymology
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]
Declension
Declension table of "yobbana" (neuter)
| 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 |
References
- Willhelm Geiger, K. R. Norman (2005) Batakrishna Ghosh, transl., A Pāli Grammar, Oxford: Pali Test Society, §51.3, page 42
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