veena

English

Saraswati veena

From Hindi वीणा (vīṇā), and its source, Sanskrit वीणा (vīṇā), which is related to Middle Persian wn' (win, “veena, lute”).

veena (plural veenas)

(music) A plucked stringed instrument with five or seven steel strings stretched on a long fretted finger-board over two gourds, used mostly in Carnatic Indian classical music.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 339:
  When he wanted to test any of the principles he was enunciating or elucidating, he went over to the veena which sits in a glass case now and played for hours and substantially extended the vocabulary and scope of the instrument.
- 2017, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, page 375:
  Shanmugavadivu continued to earn her income through her veena performances, and by introducing her daughters to the stage as soon as they were able.

veena

From English veena, from Hindi वीणा (vīṇā).

veena

Inflection of veena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		veena	veenat
genitive		veenan	veenojen
partitive		veenaa	veenoja
illative		veenaan	veenoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		veena	veenat
accusative	nom.	veena	veenat
accusative	gen.	veenan	veenat
genitive		veenan	veenojen veenain^rare
partitive		veenaa	veenoja
inessive		veenassa	veenoissa
elative		veenasta	veenoista
illative		veenaan	veenoihin
adessive		veenalla	veenoilla
ablative		veenalta	veenoilta
allative		veenalle	veenoille
essive		veenana	veenoina
translative		veenaksi	veenoiksi
abessive		veenatta	veenoitta
instructive		—	veenoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		veenani	veenani
accusative	nom.	veenani	veenani
accusative	gen.	veenani	veenani
genitive		veenani	veenojeni veenaini^rare
partitive		veenaani	veenojani
inessive		veenassani	veenoissani
elative		veenastani	veenoistani
illative		veenaani	veenoihini
adessive		veenallani	veenoillani
ablative		veenaltani	veenoiltani
allative		veenalleni	veenoilleni
essive		veenanani	veenoinani
translative		veenakseni	veenoikseni
abessive		veenattani	veenoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	veenoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		veenasi	veenasi
accusative	nom.	veenasi	veenasi
accusative	gen.	veenasi	veenasi
genitive		veenasi	veenojesi veenaisi^rare
partitive		veenaasi	veenojasi
inessive		veenassasi	veenoissasi
elative		veenastasi	veenoistasi
illative		veenaasi	veenoihisi
adessive		veenallasi	veenoillasi
ablative		veenaltasi	veenoiltasi
allative		veenallesi	veenoillesi
essive		veenanasi	veenoinasi
translative		veenaksesi	veenoiksesi
abessive		veenattasi	veenoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	veenoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		veenamme	veenamme
accusative	nom.	veenamme	veenamme
accusative	gen.	veenamme	veenamme
genitive		veenamme	veenojemme veenaimme^rare
partitive		veenaamme	veenojamme
inessive		veenassamme	veenoissamme
elative		veenastamme	veenoistamme
illative		veenaamme	veenoihimme
adessive		veenallamme	veenoillamme
ablative		veenaltamme	veenoiltamme
allative		veenallemme	veenoillemme
essive		veenanamme	veenoinamme
translative		veenaksemme	veenoiksemme
abessive		veenattamme	veenoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	veenoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		veenanne	veenanne
accusative	nom.	veenanne	veenanne
accusative	gen.	veenanne	veenanne
genitive		veenanne	veenojenne veenainne^rare
partitive		veenaanne	veenojanne
inessive		veenassanne	veenoissanne
elative		veenastanne	veenoistanne
illative		veenaanne	veenoihinne
adessive		veenallanne	veenoillanne
ablative		veenaltanne	veenoiltanne
allative		veenallenne	veenoillenne
essive		veenananne	veenoinanne
translative		veenaksenne	veenoiksenne
abessive		veenattanne	veenoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	veenoinenne

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