जग

See also: जगे, जगें, जंग, ज़ंग, जंगी, जगा, जागा, जागे, जागें, जुग, जुंग, जोग, and जोगी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəɡ/, [d͡ʒɐɡ]

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat). Doublet of जगत् (jagat).

Noun

जग • (jag) m (Urdu spelling جگ)

1. world, earth, universe

   Synonyms: संसार (sansār), दुनिया (duniyā)

Declension

Declension of जग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जग jag	जग jag
oblique	जग jag	जगों jagõ
vocative	जग jag	जगो jago

Derived terms

• जगपति (jagapti, “Lord of the Universe; an epithet of Vishnu”)

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “जग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “जग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884), “जग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Verb

जग • (jag)

1. inflection of जगना (jagnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Marathi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑəɡ/

Noun

जग • (jag) n

1. universe
2. world, the residence of man
3. people, folk, mankind

Declension

Declension of जग (neut cons-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	जग jag	जगे, जगं jage, jaga
oblique	जगा1 jagā1	जगां- jagā̃-
acc. / dative	जगाला jagālā	जगांना jagā̃nā
ergative	जगाने, जगानं jagāne, jagāna	जगांनी jagā̃nī
instrumental	जगाशी jagāśī	जगांशी jagā̃śī
locative	जगात jagāt	जगांत jagā̃ta
vocative	जगा jagā	जगांनो jagā̃no

¹The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition.

Genitive declension of जग (neut cons-stem)

	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
singular subject	जगाचा jagāċā	जगाचे jagāċe	जगाची jagācī	जगाच्या jagācā	जगाचे, जगाचं jagāċe, jagāċa	जगाची jagācī	जगाच्या1 jagācā1
plural subject	जगांचा jagā̃ċā	जगांचे jagā̃ċe	जगांची jagā̃cī	जगांच्या jagā̃cā	जगांचे, जगांचं jagā̃ċe, jagā̃ċa	जगांची jagā̃cī	जगांच्या1 jagā̃cā1

¹For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• दुनिया (duniyā)
• संसार (sausār)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “जग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Old Awadhi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat).

Noun

जग (jaga)

1. (uncountable) world, earth, universe
   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Saṅkaṭmocan Hanumān Aṣṭak:

     ताहि सों त्रास भयो जग को

     tāhi soṃ trāsa bhayo jaga ko

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)