سیانا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सज्ञान (sajñāna). Compare Marathi शाणा (śāṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Majhi) IPA^(key): /sɪ.ˈjäː.ɳäː/, /se.ˈjäː.ɳäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: سے‧آ‧ݨا

Adjective

سیْاݨا • (siyāṇā) (feminine سیاݨی, Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਆਣਾ)

1. smart, clever
2. wise

Declension

Declension of سیانا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	سیْاݨا (siyāṇā)	سیْاݨے (siyāṇe)		سیْاݨی (siyāṇī)	سیْاݨِیاں (siyāṇiyāṉ)
oblique	سیْاݨے (siyāṇe)	سیْاݨیاں (siyāṇeyāṉ)		سیْاݨی (siyāṇī)	سیْاݨِیاں (siyāṇiyāṉ)

Noun

سیْاݨا • (siyāṇā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਆਣਾ)

1. old person
2. physician

Declension

Declension of سیانا
dir. sg.	سیْاݨا (siyāṇā)
dir. pl.	سیْاݨے (siyāṇe)
	singular	plural
direct	سیْاݨا (siyāṇā)	سیْاݨے (siyāṇe)
oblique	سیْاݨے (siyāṇe)	سیْاݨیْاں (siyāṇiyāṉ)
vocative	سیْاݨیْا (siyāṇiyā)	سیْاݨیو (siyāṇeyo)
ablative	سیْاݨیوں (siyāṇeyoṉ)	سیْاݨیْاں (siyāṇiyāṉ)
locative	–	سیْاݨِیں (siyāṇīṉ)
instrumental	سیْاݨے (siyāṇe)	–

Related terms

• سِیاݨَپ (sīyāṇap, “wisdom”)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سیانا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “سیانا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*sajāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 757