Inaya
इनायाcare, concern
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Sana
सना
radiance or praise, depending on derivation
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Sana can refer to two different Arabic words in South Asian naming. The cited dictionary documents sanā, ‘shine’, ‘lustre’ or ‘gleam’, directly. The praise interpretation belongs to thanāʾ, a word with a different Arabic spelling and opening consonant. The provided lexical material does not document that second route as fully. ‘Radiance’ is therefore supported for the cited headword, while a praise meaning requires the intended spelling and derivation to be clear.
Source: Wiktionary, سنا. How we use sources.
Spelling and pronunciation
سَنَا is the radiance word, read sa-naa; ثَنَاء is the separate praise word, thanāʾ. Both can be rendered Sana in South Asian usage. सना represents sa-naa, and Sanaa makes the long ending explicit. The Arabic spelling is useful for distinguishing the proposed meanings.
Also spelled Sanaa.