saññā

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀲𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • सञ्ञा (Devanagari script)
  • সঞ্ঞা (Bengali script)
  • සඤ‍්ඤා (Sinhalese script)
  • သညာ or သၺ္ၺႃ or သၺ်ၺႃ (Burmese script)
  • สญฺญา or สัญญา (Thai script)
  • ᩈᨬ᩠ᨬᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສຎ຺ຎາ or ສັຎຎາ (Lao script)
  • សញ្ញា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄐𑄴𑄐𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

saṃ +‎ ñā (“to know”)

Noun

saññā f

  1. awareness[1]
  2. intellect[1]
  3. sign, gesture[1]
  4. name[1]

Declension
Declension table of "saññā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)saññāsaññāyo or saññā
Accusative (second)saññaṃsaññāyo or saññā
Instrumental (third)saññāyasaññāhi or saññābhi
Dative (fourth)saññāyasaññānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)saññāyasaññāhi or saññābhi
Genitive (sixth)saññāyasaññānaṃ
Locative (seventh)saññāya or saññāyaṃsaññāsu
Vocative (calling)saññesaññāyo or saññā

References
  1. Pali Text Society (1921–1925) chapter 457, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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