Irana, Iraṇa, Īraṇa, Īranā: 11 definitions
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Irana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarIrana (इरन).—tad. affix (इर (ira)) in the sense of possession applied in Vedic Literature; to मेघा (meghā) e.g. cf. P. मेधिरः (medhiraḥ) V.2.109 Vārt. 3.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryiraṇa (इरण).—f A shrub, Clerodendron Philomoides.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIraṇa (इरण).—
1) A desert.
2) Salt or barren ground; cf. इरिण (iriṇa).
Derivable forms: iraṇam (इरणम्).
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Īraṇa (ईरण).—a. [īra-lyuṭ] Agitating, driving.
-ṇaḥ The wind.
-ṇam 1 Agitating, moving, driving.
2) Going.
3) = इरण (iraṇa) q. v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryIraṇa (इरण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) 1. Desert. 2. Salt or barren, (soil.) E. See iriṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĪraṇa (ईरण).—[adjective] driving, agitating; [masculine] = [preceding], [neuter] pressing, sqeezing, uttering.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Iraṇa (इरण):—n. desert
2) salt or barren (soil)
3) = iriṇa q.v., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Īraṇa (ईरण):—[from īr] mfn. agitating, driving, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] m. the wind, [Suśruta]
6) [v.s. ...] n. uttering, pronouncing, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] painful and laborious evacuation of the bowels, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryIraṇa (इरण):—[(ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a.] Desert, saltish.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusIraṇa (ಇರಣ):—[noun] = ಇರಿಣ [irina].
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Īraṇa (ಈರಣ):—
1) [noun] a moving; movement.
2) [noun] a kind of percussion instrument.
3) [noun] the travelling of a Jaina mendicant (a walking without hurting any insect).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconĪranā (ஈரநா) [īra-nā] noun < idem. +. Slanderous tongue; புறங்கூறும் நாக்கு. ஈரநாவுக் கெலும்பில்லை. [purangurum nakku. iranavug kelumbillai.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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