𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀭𑁄𑀯𑀡 (rovaṇa)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रोदन (rodana). Cognate with Pali rodana.

Noun

𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡 (roaṇa) n (Devanagari रोअण)

1. weeping, crying

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀁 (roaṇaṃ)	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (roaṇāiṃ) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀇 (roaṇāi)
Accusative	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀁 (roaṇaṃ)	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (roaṇāiṃ) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀇 (roaṇāi)
Instrumental	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂𑀡 (roaṇeṇa) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (roaṇeṇaṃ)	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (roaṇehi) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (roaṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀅 (roaṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀑 (roaṇāo) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀉 (roaṇāu) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸 (roaṇā) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (roaṇāhi) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (roaṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (roaṇassa)	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀡 (roaṇāṇa) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (roaṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (roaṇammi) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂 (roaṇe)	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (roaṇesu) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (roaṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡 (roaṇa) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸 (roaṇā)	𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (roaṇāiṃ) or 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀇 (roaṇāi)

Descendants

• Punjabi: ਰੋਣ (roṇ)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rodana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 627
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “रोअण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 717.