sana

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sana"

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Asturian

Adjective

sana

1. feminine singular of sanu

Bangi

Verb

sana

1. to play

Buhi'non Bikol

Adverb

saná

1. just; only; merely

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsa.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsa.na]

Adjective

sana

1. feminine singular of sa

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈna/ [saˈn̪a]
• Hyphenation: sa‧na

Adverb

saná (Basahan spelling ᜐᜈ)

1. just; only; merely

   Synonyms: lamang, lang

Crimean Tatar

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧na

Noun

sana

1. scene

Declension

Declension of sana

	singular	plural
nominative	sana	sanalar
genitive	sananıñ	sanalarnıñ
dative	sanağa	sanalarğa
accusative	sananı	sanalarnı
locative	sanada	sanalarda
ablative	sanadan	sanalardan

References

• “sana”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

East Miraya Bikol

Adverb

saná

1. just; only; merely

Ese

Noun

sana

1. mushroom

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin sānus. Compare French sain, Ido sana, Italian sano, Spanish sano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsana/

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: sa‧na

Adjective

sana (accusative singular sanan, plural sanaj, accusative plural sanajn)

1. healthy (enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit)

   Antonym: malsana

Derived terms

• dormomalsano
• flavmalsano
• gruzmalsano
• kasonmalsano
• malsana
• malsaneca
• malsanema
• malsaneto
• malsaniga
• malsanigi
• malsaniĝi
• malsanulino
• malsanulo
• mankomalsano
• marmalsano
• mortmalsana
• resanigi
• resanigilo
• resaniĝi
• sani
• saniga
• sanigi
• saniĝi
• sano
• sanulo
• ŝtonmalsano
• turnomalsano
• veturmalsano

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑnɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝nɑ̝]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧na

Noun

sana

1. word (unit of language, text or storage)

   Tässä virkkeessä on viisi sanaa.

   This sentence has five words.

   Emme sanoneet sanaakaan.

   We didn't say a word.

2. word; say (figuratively: someone's opinion or statement, especially a decisive or emphatic one, or a promise)

   Luotan sanaasi.

   I'll take your word for it.

   Sinun pitää aina saada viimeinen sana.

   You always have to have the last word.

   Minulla ei ole mitään sanaa tähän asiaan.

   I have no say in this matter.

   Ennen mies maansa myö kuin sanansa syö.

   A man will sell his land before going back on his word.

3. (religion, with capital initial letter) Word, Scripture
4. lesson (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service)

   päivän Sana ― Lesson of the Day

5. (music, in the plural) lyrics (words to a song)

   Synonyms: laulun sanat, lyriikka, sanoitus

Declension

Inflection of sana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		sana	sanat
genitive		sanan	sanojen
partitive		sanaa	sanoja
illative		sanaan	sanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sana	sanat
accusative	nom.	sana	sanat
	gen.	sanan
genitive		sanan	sanojen sanain rare
partitive		sanaa	sanoja
inessive		sanassa	sanoissa
elative		sanasta	sanoista
illative		sanaan	sanoihin
adessive		sanalla	sanoilla
ablative		sanalta	sanoilta
allative		sanalle	sanoille
essive		sanana	sanoina
translative		sanaksi	sanoiksi
abessive		sanatta	sanoitta
instructive		—	sanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sanani sanani accusative nom. sanani sanani gen. sanani genitive sanani sanojeni sanaini rare partitive sanaani sanojani inessive sanassani sanoissani elative sanastani sanoistani illative sanaani sanoihini adessive sanallani sanoillani ablative sanaltani sanoiltani allative sanalleni sanoilleni essive sananani sanoinani translative sanakseni sanoikseni abessive sanattani sanoittani instructive — — comitative — sanoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sanasi sanasi accusative nom. sanasi sanasi gen. sanasi genitive sanasi sanojesi sanaisi rare partitive sanaasi sanojasi inessive sanassasi sanoissasi elative sanastasi sanoistasi illative sanaasi sanoihisi adessive sanallasi sanoillasi ablative sanaltasi sanoiltasi allative sanallesi sanoillesi essive sananasi sanoinasi translative sanaksesi sanoiksesi abessive sanattasi sanoittasi instructive — — comitative — sanoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sanamme sanamme accusative nom. sanamme sanamme gen. sanamme genitive sanamme sanojemme sanaimme rare partitive sanaamme sanojamme inessive sanassamme sanoissamme elative sanastamme sanoistamme illative sanaamme sanoihimme adessive sanallamme sanoillamme ablative sanaltamme sanoiltamme allative sanallemme sanoillemme essive sananamme sanoinamme translative sanaksemme sanoiksemme abessive sanattamme sanoittamme instructive — — comitative — sanoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sananne sananne accusative nom. sananne sananne gen. sananne genitive sananne sanojenne sanainne rare partitive sanaanne sanojanne inessive sanassanne sanoissanne elative sanastanne sanoistanne illative sanaanne sanoihinne adessive sanallanne sanoillanne ablative sanaltanne sanoiltanne allative sanallenne sanoillenne essive sanananne sanoinanne translative sanaksenne sanoiksenne abessive sanattanne sanoittanne instructive — — comitative — sanoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sanansa sanansa accusative nom. sanansa sanansa gen. sanansa genitive sanansa sanojensa sanainsa rare partitive sanaansa sanojaan sanojansa inessive sanassaan sanassansa sanoissaan sanoissansa elative sanastaan sanastansa sanoistaan sanoistansa illative sanaansa sanoihinsa adessive sanallaan sanallansa sanoillaan sanoillansa ablative sanaltaan sanaltansa sanoiltaan sanoiltansa allative sanalleen sanallensa sanoilleen sanoillensa essive sananaan sananansa sanoinaan sanoinansa translative sanakseen sanaksensa sanoikseen sanoiksensa abessive sanattaan sanattansa sanoittaan sanoittansa instructive — — comitative — sanoineen sanoinensa

Hyponyms

• (word): apusana, huudahdussana, laatusana, laskusana, lukusana, nimisana, seikkasana, sidesana, teonsana
• (Word): Raamattu

Derived terms

adjectives

• sanainen
• sanallinen
• sanaton

adverbs

• sanalleen
• sanasilla
• sanasille

nouns

• sanake
• sananen
• sanari
• sanasto
• sane
• saniainen
• sanikka
• sanue

phrases

• sanansa mittainen

proper nouns

• Sana

verbs

• sanailla
• sanastaa
• sanoa
• sanoittaa

compounds

• ainesana
• alkusanat
• ammattisana
• apusana
• arvosana
• asemosana
• asetussanat
• asiasana
• avainsana
• deskriptiivisana
• edussana
• ekspressiivisana
• epäsana
• esisana
• etusana
• hakusana
• haukkumasana
• hellittelysana
• herjasana
• herjaussana
• huudahdussana
• hyväilysana
• iskusana
• jumalansana
• jälkisana
• jälkisanat
• jäähyväissanat
• kantasana
• kappalesana
• kieltosana
• kiihtosana
• kirjainsana
• kirosana
• koodisana
• koostesana
• korusana
• kulkusana
• kunniasana
• kysymyssana
• laatusana
• lainasana
• laskusana
• laulunsanat
• liikasanainen
• loppusanat
• lukusana
• lyhennesana
• lähdesana
• mahtisana
• mainesana
• muistosanat
• muotisana
• murresana
• nimisana
• omistussanat
• oppisana
• perintösana
• perussana
• piilosana
• pseudosana
• puhuttelusana
• pääsana
• päätössanat
• raamatunsana
• riimisana
• rippisanat
• riskisana
• ristisana
• ryhmäsana
• saatesanat
• salasana
• sana-artikkeli
• sana-arvoitus
• sana-assosiaatio
• sanahakemisto
• sanahaku
• sanaharkka
• sanahelinä
• sanahirviö
• sanajumalanpalvelus
• sanajuuri
• sanajärjestys
• sanakirja
• sanakirjoitus
• sanakoe
• sanakäänne
• sanalaatikko
• sanaleikki
• sanaliitto
• sanalippu
• sanalista
• sanaluettelo
• sanaluokka
• sanamerkki
• sanamuoto
• sanamäärä
• sananalkuinen
• sananheitto
• sananiekka
• sananjalka
• sananjulistaja
• sananjulistus
• sananjuuri
• sanankuulija
• sanankäyttäjä
• sanankäyttö
• sananlasku
• sananloppu
• sananlyhennys
• sananmitta
• sananmittaisuus
• sananmukainen
• sananmuodostus
• sananmuoto
• sananmuunnos
• sananparsi
• sananpidennys
• sananraja
• sananrieska
• sanansaattaja
• sananselittäjä
• sananselitys
• sanansisäinen
• sanansutkaus
• sanansyöjä
• sanantaitaja
• sanantaivutus
• sanantapa
• sanantoisto
• sanantuoja
• sanantutkimus
• sanantutkiskelu
• sananvaihto
• sananvalinta
• sananvalta
• sananvapaus
• sananvartalo
• sananvastuu
• sananviljely
• sananvuoro
• sananväli
• sananväänne
• sanaopillinen
• sanaoppi
• sanaottelu
• sanapaatos
• sanapaino
• sanapaisutus
• sanapari
• sanapatto
• sanaperhe
• sanapesue
• sanapesye
• sanaraja
• sanaristikko
• sanaryhmä
• sanaryöppy
• sanasanainen
• sanaseppo
• sanaseppä
• sanasisältö
• sanasokea
• sanasokeus
• sanasota
• sanasotasilla
• sanasutkaus
• sanatabu
• sanataide
• sanataituri
• sanatarkka
• sanatasku
• sanatulva
• sanavalinta
• sanavalmis
• sanavarasto
• sanavarat
• sanavartalo
• sanaverkko
• sanavuolaus
• sanaväli
• sanavälistys
• sanaväännös
• sanoinkuvaamaton
• sanojenkäsittely
• seikkasana
• sekaannussana
• sidesana
• siirtymäsana
• sivistyssana
• slangisana
• suhdesana
• sukulaissana
• suusanallinen
• syntysanat
• taikasana
• tekosana
• teonsana
• tervehdyssanat
• tilkesana
• tunnussana
• täytesana
• uudissana
• uusiosana
• vahvistussana
• vastakohtasana
• vierassana
• voimasana
• v-sana
• vuorosana
• yhdyssana
• yleissana
• ylisana
• ylistyssana

Further reading

• “sana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Anagrams

• ansa, saan

Franco-Provençal

Adjective

sana

1. feminine singular of san

French

Etymology

Apocopic form of sanatorium.

Noun

sana m (plural sanas)

1. sanatorium

Further reading

• “sana”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• ansa

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto sana, French sain, Italian sano, Spanish sano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsana/

Adjective

sana

1. healthy

Derived terms

• sanigar (“to make well, healthy”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsana/ [ˈsa.na]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: sa‧na

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sana, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sana (“there, yonder”).

Adverb

sana

1. there

   Synonym: situ

   Dia tinggal di sana. ― He lives there.

   Aku pergi ke sana dua kali sebulan. ― I go there twice a month.

Pronoun

sana

1. (colloquial) he, she

   Synonym: dia

Etymology 2

Short of kesana, from ke + sana.

Verb

sana

1. (colloquial) go there!

Etymology 3

Noun

sana (plural sana-sana)

1. apheretic form of angsana (“Pterocarpus indicus”)

Further reading

• “sana”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sana. Cognates include Finnish sana and Estonian sõna.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑnɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑnɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑnɑ/, [ˈʃɑnɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
• Hyphenation: sa‧na

Noun

sana

1. word
2. message

Declension

Declension of sana (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	sana	sanat
genitive	sanan	sannoin
partitive	sannaa	sanoja
illative	sannaa	sannoi
inessive	sanas	sanois
elative	sanast	sanoist
allative	sanalle	sanoille
adessive	sanal	sanoil
ablative	sanalt	sanoilt
translative	sanaks	sanoiks
essive	sananna, sannaan	sanoinna, sannoin
exessive1)	sanant	sanoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• apusana
• cislasana
• esisana
• jälkisana
• kerosana
• kiljahussana
• laajasana
• nimisana
• sana sanalle
• sanakirja
• sananjalka
• sananpohja
• sananväli
• sanasuurima
• sanata
• sanatiippa
• sannoa
• siivosana
• tekosana

References

• V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 17
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 504

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: sà‧na

Etymology 1

Adjective

sana f sg

1. feminine singular of sano

Etymology 2

Verb

sana

1. inflection of sanare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• ANAS, ansa

Javanese

Romanization

sana

1. romanization of ꦱꦤ

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsanə/ [ˈsäː.nə]

Adverb

sána

1. (before or after the verb) used to express hope or wish in something unknown: hopefully; I wish that

   Synonyms: kapanayan, kapagnasan, kaburian

   Masaya la sana. ― I hope they're happy.

   Miras la sanang ligtas. ― Hopefully they all arrived safely.

Derived terms

• nung sana
• sana all

Anagrams

• nasa, asan, sa- -an

Karelian

Noun

sana (genitive sanan, partitive sanua)

1. superseded spelling of šana

References

• P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 163

Kituba

Verb

sana

1. to educate

Latin

Pronunciation

• sāna:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsaː.na]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsaː.na]
• sānā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsaː.naː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsaː.na]

Adjective

sāna

1. nominative feminine singular of sānus

   "Mens sana in corpore sano"

   "A healthy mind in a healthy body" (the motto of the International Olympics)

2. inflection of sānus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
   2. vocative feminine singular

Adjective

sānā

1. ablative feminine singular of sānus

Verb

sānā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of sānō

Libon Bikol

Adverb

saná

1. just; only; merely

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi sana.

Verb

-sana (infinitive kosana)

1. to play

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sana.

Noun

sana

1. word

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sana (“there, yonder”)

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈsanə/ [ˈsa.nə]
  • Rhymes: -anə, -ə

• (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈsana/ [ˈsa.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana, -a
• Hyphenation: sa‧na

Adverb

sana (Jawi spelling سان)

1. there (far from the speaker)

   Antonym: sini

   Dia tinggal di sana.

   He lives there.

Related terms

• situ (“there (not very far)”)

Further reading

• "sana" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Mongo

Verb

sana

1. to play

Northern Catanduanes Bikol

Adverb

saná

1. just; only; merely

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.na/
• Rhymes: -na
• Hyphenation: sa‧na

Noun

sana

1. alternative spelling of āsana
2. alternative spelling of sahana
3. alternative spelling of śāsana
4. alternative spelling of kṣaṇa

Further reading

• "sana" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

sana

1. zanate

Derived terms

• akasana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.nɐ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
• Hyphenation: sa‧na

Verb

sana

1. inflection of sanar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Rinconada Bikol

Adverb

saná

1. just; only; merely

Southern Catanduanes Bikol

Adverb

saná

1. just; only; merely

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsana/ [ˈsa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: sa‧na

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

sana

1. feminine singular of sano

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sana

1. inflection of sanar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Adverb

sana

1. a lot, (very) much
2. too
3. very, extremely

Etymology 2

Verb

-sana (infinitive kusana)

1. to forge

   Synonym: -fua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sana
Positive present -nasana Subjunctive -sane Negative -sani Imperative singular sana
Infinitives
Positive kusana Negative kutosana
Imperatives
Singular sana Plural saneni
Tensed forms
Habitual husana Positive past positive subject concord + -lisana Negative past negative subject concord + -kusana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasana) Singular Plural 1st person ninasana/nasana tunasana 2nd person unasana mnasana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasana wanasana other classes positive subject concord + -nasana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sani) Singular Plural 1st person sisani hatusani 2nd person husani hamsani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasani hawasani other classes negative subject concord + -sani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasana Negative future negative subject concord + -tasana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sane) Singular Plural 1st person nisane tusane 2nd person usane msane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asane wasane other classes positive subject concord + -sane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asana) Singular Plural 1st person nasana twasana 2nd person wasana mwasana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asana wasana m-mi(III/IV) wasana yasana ji-ma(V/VI) lasana yasana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasana vyasana n(IX/X) yasana zasana u(XI) wasana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasana pa(XVI) pasana mu(XVIII) mwasana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisana "If not" positive subject concord + -siposana Consecutive kasana / positive subject concord + -kasana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisana -tusana 2nd person -kusana -wasana/-kusaneni/-wasaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msana -wasana m-mi(III/IV) -usana -isana ji-ma(V/VI) -lisana -yasana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisana -visana n(IX/X) -isana -zisana u(XI) -usana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusana pa(XVI) -pasana mu(XVIII) -musana Reflexive -jisana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sanaye -sanao m-mi(III/IV) -sanao -sanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sanalo -sanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sanacho -sanavyo n(IX/X) -sanayo -sanazo u(XI) -sanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sanako pa(XVI) -sanapo mu(XVIII) -sanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesana -osana m-mi(III/IV) -osana -yosana ji-ma(V/VI) -losana -yosana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosana -vyosana n(IX/X) -yosana -zosana u(XI) -osana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosana pa(XVI) -posana mu(XVIII) -mosana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsana/ [ˈsaː.n̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: sa‧na

Adverb

sana (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ)

1. (before or after the verb) used to express hope or wish in something unknown: hopefully; I wish that

   Synonyms: nawa, nawari, haringa, harinanga, kahimanawari, harimanawari

   Masaya sana sila. ― I hope they're happy.

   Sana nakarating sila nang ligtas. ― Hopefully they all arrived safely.

   Sana sa ibang pamilya na lang ako ipinanganak. ― I wish I was born in a different family instead.

2. (after the verb) used to express an unrealized intention or situation

   Nanalo sana siya sa takbuhan, pero nadapa siya sa pinakadulo. ― He would have won the race, but he tripped at the very end.

   Pupunta sana ako sa bahay mo, pero nagbago ang isip ko. ― I originally intended to go to your house, but I changed my mind.

3. (after the verb + na or pa) used to express disappointment in a desired but unrealized result, especially due to an unfulfilled condition

   Nag-aaral pa sana ako ngayon sa iskul, kung hindi ako nagkasakit. ― I would have still been studying in school right now, if only I hadn't gotten sick.

   Kung nahulog siya sa patibong, patay na sana siya. ― If only he fell into the trap, he would be dead right now.

Derived terms

• alalaong sana
• kung sana
• sana all

See also

• disin

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /saˈnaʔ/ [sɐˈn̪aʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsanaʔ/ [ˈsaː.n̪ɐʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -anaʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧na

Adjective

sanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ)

1. devastated; completely destroyed

   Synonyms: lanas, gibang-giba

Noun

sanà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ)

1. (obsolete) devastation; complete destruction; ruination

Derived terms

• kasanaan
• makasana
• masana
• pagsanaan
• sanain

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsanaʔ/ [ˈsaː.n̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -anaʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧na

Noun

sanà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ)

1. an aromatic variety of taro

See also

• gabe

Further reading

• “sana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[3] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 174: “Comoſidijeſemos) Sana (pp) ante ponit, vt.”
  • page 184: “Conſumirſe) Sana (pp) haçienda o comida”

Anagrams

• anas, sa- -an, saan, nasa

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish ساڭا (saña).

Pronoun

sana

1. dative of sen: you

Usage notes

• One of only two irregular Turkish dative cases (the other is bana).

Etymology 2

Noun

sana

1. dative singular of san

Uzbek

Other scripts

Arabic (Yangi Imlo)
Cyrillic	сана‍
Latin	sana‍
Afghan Uzbek	سنه

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَنَة (sana, “year”).

Noun

sana (plural sanalar)

1. year, date

Declension

Declension of sana

	singular	plural
nominative	sana	sanalar
genitive	sananing	sanalarning
dative	sanaga	sanalarga
definite accusative	sanani	sanalarni
locative	sanada	sanalarda
ablative	sanadan	sanalardan
similative	sanadek	sanalardek

Possessive forms of sana

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	sanam	sanalarim
genitive	sanamning	sanalarimning
dative	sanamga	sanalarimga
definite accusative	sanamni	sanalarimni
locative	sanamda	sanalarimda
ablative	sanamdan	sanalarimdan
similative	sanamdek	sanalarimdek
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	sanang	sanalaring
genitive	sanangning	sanalaringning
dative	sanangga	sanalaringga
definite accusative	sanangni	sanalaringni
locative	sanangda	sanalaringda
ablative	sanangdan	sanalaringdan
similative	sanangdek	sanalaringdek
3rd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	sanasi	sanalari
genitive	sanasining	sanalarining
dative	sanasiga	sanalariga
definite accusative	sanasini	sanalarini
locative	sanasida	sanalarida
ablative	sanasidan	sanalaridan
similative	sanasidek	sanalaridek
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	sanamiz	sanalarimiz
genitive	sanamizning	sanalarimizning
dative	sanamizga	sanalarimizga
definite accusative	sanamizni	sanalarimizni
locative	sanamizda	sanalarimizda
ablative	sanamizdan	sanalarimizdan
similative	sanamizdek	sanalarimizdek
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	sanangiz	sanalaringiz
genitive	sanangizning	sanalaringizning
dative	sanangizga	sanalaringizga
definite accusative	sanangizni	sanalaringizni
locative	sanangizda	sanalaringizda
ablative	sanangizdan	sanalaringizdan
similative	sanangizdek	sanalaringizdek
3rd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	sanasi	sanalari
genitive	sanasining	sanalarining
dative	sanasiga	sanalariga
definite accusative	sanasini	sanalarini
locative	sanasida	sanalarida
ablative	sanasidan	sanalaridan
similative	sanasidek	sanalaridek

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sana.

Noun

sana

1. word

Inflection

Inflection of sana (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	sana
genitive sing.	sanan
partitive sing.	sanad
partitive plur.	sanoid
	singular	plural
nominative	sana	sanad
accusative	sanan	sanad
genitive	sanan	sanoiden
partitive	sanad	sanoid
essive-instructive	sanan	sanoin
translative	sanaks	sanoikš
inessive	sanas	sanoiš
elative	sanaspäi	sanoišpäi
illative	sanaha	sanoihe
adessive	sanal	sanoil
ablative	sanalpäi	sanoilpäi
allative	sanale	sanoile
abessive	sanata	sanoita
comitative	sananke	sanoidenke
prolative	sanadme	sanoidme
approximative I	sananno	sanoidenno
approximative II	sanannoks	sanoidennoks
egressive	sanannopäi	sanoidennopäi
terminative I	sanahasai	sanoihesai
terminative II	sanalesai	sanoilesai
terminative III	sanassai	—
additive I	sanahapäi	sanoihepäi
additive II	sanalepäi	sanoilepäi

Derived terms

• abidsana
• arvsana
• ezisanad
• jälʹgsanad
• kelʹdändsana
• kidastuzsana
• kucundsana
• lopsanad
• malʹlʹsanad
• muštsanad
• pagištoituzsana
• peitsana
• polestuzsana
• pätuzsana
• sanakirjutez
• sanansündund
• sanaozaiduz
• sanaristik
• sanasanaine
• sanavara
• sidesana
• tagasana
• tartsana
• tervhensanad
• toštsanad
• tunduzsanad

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “слово”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[4], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

West Miraya Bikol

Adverb

saná

1. just; only; merely