vanitā

Pali

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Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀯𑀦𑀺𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• वनिता (Devanagari script)
• ৰনিতা (Bengali script)
• වනිතා (Sinhalese script)
• ဝနိတာ or ဝၼိတႃ (Burmese script)
• วนิตา or วะนิตา (Thai script)
• ᩅᨶᩥᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ວນິຕາ or ວະນິຕາ (Lao script)
• វនិតា (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄚𑄨𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Either inherited from Sanskrit वनिता (vanitā, “woman”), or a common Middle Indic formation from the root van as the feminine of the unattested past participle of vanati (“to desire”).

Noun

vanitā f

1. woman

Declension

Declension table of "vanitā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vanitā	vanitāyo or vanitā
Accusative (second)	vanitaṃ	vanitāyo or vanitā
Instrumental (third)	vanitāya	vanitāhi or vanitābhi
Dative (fourth)	vanitāya	vanitānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vanitāya	vanitāhi or vanitābhi
Genitive (sixth)	vanitāya	vanitānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vanitāya or vanitāyaṃ	vanitāsu
Vocative (calling)	vanite	vanitāyo or vanitā