nāvā
Pali
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Etymology
editInherited from Sanskrit नौ (naú), नावा (nāvā́). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀯𑀸 (ṇāvā).
Noun
editnāvā f
- ship, boat
- 2006, The Fourth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (I)[1], page 336:
- තස්ස එවමස්ස: “අයං ඛො මහා උදකණ්ණවො ඔරිමං තීරං සාසඞ්කං සප්පටිභයං. පාරිමං තීරං ඛෙමං අප්පටිභයං. නත්ථි ච නාවා සන්තාරණී උත්තරසෙතු වා අපාරාපාරං ගමනාය.
- Tassa evamassa: "ayaṃ kho mahā udakaṇṇavo orimaṃ tīraṃ sāsaṅkaṃ sappaṭibhayaṃ. Pārimaṃ tīraṃ khemaṃ appaṭibhayaṃ. Natthi ca nāvā santāraṇī uttarasetu vā apārāpāraṃ gamanāya.
- Therefore things are thus: So, there's this large deluge, a dubious and perilous near shore, a safe far shore free of peril; and there is neither a ferry boat or a bridge to go from the near shore to the far shore.
Declension
editDeclension table of "nāvā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | nāvā | nāvāyo or nāvā |
| Accusative (second) | nāvaṃ | nāvāyo or nāvā |
| Instrumental (third) | nāvāya | nāvāhi or nāvābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | nāvāya | nāvānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | nāvāya | nāvāhi or nāvābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | nāvāya | nāvānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | nāvāya or nāvāyaṃ | nāvāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | nāve | nāvāyo or nāvā |
Further reading
edit- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “nāvā”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead