šáan
Palula
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit *शर्ण (*śarṇa), from श॒र॒ण (śaraṇá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śaranás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćaranás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕáan/
Noun
šáan m (Perso-Arabic spelling شان)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | šáan | šaná |
| oblique | šaná | šanóom |
Alternative forms
- šan (Biori)
Derived terms
References
- Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “šáan”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śaraṇá²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 714