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जन

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit जन (jána).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒən/, [d͡ʒɐ̃n]

Noun

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जन (janm (Urdu spelling جن)

  1. (dialectal) person, people (collectively)
    Synonym: लोग (log)

Declension

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Declension of जन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct जन
jan
जन
jan
oblique जन
jan
जनों
janõ
vocative जन
jan
जनो
jano

Old Awadhi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit जन (jana).

Noun

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जन (jana)

  1. people
  2. devotee, servant (of Lord)
    • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa:
      सुकृति संभु तन बिमल बिभूती। मंजुल मंगल मोद प्रसूती॥
      जन मन मंजु मुकुर मल हरनी। किएँ तिलक गुन गन बस करनी॥2॥
      sukṛti saṃbhu tana bimala bibhūtī. maṃjula maṃgala moda prasūtī.
      jana mana maṃju mukura mala haranī. kiem̐ tilaka guna gana basa karanī.2.
      [The dust of Guru's feet is like] The pure sacred ash from which the virtuous Shiva's body is adorned,
      The begetter of beautiful and auspicious delight.
      The eliminator of filth from the beautiful mirror of the mind of devotee.
      Its Tilaka when applied masters many a virtues.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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जन m

  1. Devanagari script form of jana

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónh₁os. Cognate with Old Persian 𐏀𐎴 (zana, man; tribe), Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬬𐬋𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬀 (srvōzana, belonging to the race of the horned ones), Ancient Greek γόνος (gónos, creation), French gens (set of people).

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    जन॑ (jána) stem

    1. generating

    Declension

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    Masculine a-stem declension of जन
    singular dual plural
    nominative जनः (jánaḥ) जनौ (jánau)
    जना¹ (jánā¹)
    जनाः (jánāḥ)
    जनासः¹ (jánāsaḥ¹)
    accusative जनम् (jánam) जनौ (jánau)
    जना¹ (jánā¹)
    जनान् (jánān)
    instrumental जनेन (jánena) जनाभ्याम् (jánābhyām) जनैः (jánaiḥ)
    जनेभिः¹ (jánebhiḥ¹)
    dative जनाय (jánāya) जनाभ्याम् (jánābhyām) जनेभ्यः (jánebhyaḥ)
    ablative जनात् (jánāt) जनाभ्याम् (jánābhyām) जनेभ्यः (jánebhyaḥ)
    genitive जनस्य (jánasya) जनयोः (jánayoḥ) जनानाम् (jánānām)
    locative जने (jáne) जनयोः (jánayoḥ) जनेषु (jáneṣu)
    vocative जन (jána) जनौ (jánau)
    जना¹ (jánā¹)
    जनाः (jánāḥ)
    जनासः¹ (jánāsaḥ¹)
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    Feminine ā-stem declension of जना
    singular dual plural
    nominative जना (jánā) जने (jáne) जनाः (jánāḥ)
    accusative जनाम् (jánām) जने (jáne) जनाः (jánāḥ)
    instrumental जनया (jánayā)
    जना¹ (jánā¹)
    जनाभ्याम् (jánābhyām) जनाभिः (jánābhiḥ)
    dative जनायै (jánāyai) जनाभ्याम् (jánābhyām) जनाभ्यः (jánābhyaḥ)
    ablative जनायाः (jánāyāḥ)
    जनायै² (jánāyai²)
    जनाभ्याम् (jánābhyām) जनाभ्यः (jánābhyaḥ)
    genitive जनायाः (jánāyāḥ)
    जनायै² (jánāyai²)
    जनयोः (jánayoḥ) जनानाम् (jánānām)
    locative जनायाम् (jánāyām) जनयोः (jánayoḥ) जनासु (jánāsu)
    vocative जने (jáne) जने (jáne) जनाः (jánāḥ)
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    • ²Brāhmaṇas
    Neuter a-stem declension of जन
    singular dual plural
    nominative जनम् (jánam) जने (jáne) जनानि (jánāni)
    जना¹ (jánā¹)
    accusative जनम् (jánam) जने (jáne) जनानि (jánāni)
    जना¹ (jánā¹)
    instrumental जनेन (jánena) जनाभ्याम् (jánābhyām) जनैः (jánaiḥ)
    जनेभिः¹ (jánebhiḥ¹)
    dative जनाय (jánāya) जनाभ्याम् (jánābhyām) जनेभ्यः (jánebhyaḥ)
    ablative जनात् (jánāt) जनाभ्याम् (jánābhyām) जनेभ्यः (jánebhyaḥ)
    genitive जनस्य (jánasya) जनयोः (jánayoḥ) जनानाम् (jánānām)
    locative जने (jáne) जनयोः (jánayoḥ) जनेषु (jáneṣu)
    vocative जन (jána) जने (jáne) जनानि (jánāni)
    जना¹ (jánā¹)
    • ¹Vedic
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    Noun

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    जन॑ (jána) stemm

    1. person, human being, human
      ते जनाः किं वदन्ति?
      te janāḥ kiṃ vadanti?
      What are those people saying?
    2. race, people group
    3. (used collectively) people; subjects
    4. (religion) mortal, common person

    Declension

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    Masculine a-stem declension of जन
    singular dual plural
    nominative जनः (jánaḥ) जनौ (jánau)
    जना¹ (jánā¹)
    जनाः (jánāḥ)
    जनासः¹ (jánāsaḥ¹)
    accusative जनम् (jánam) जनौ (jánau)
    जना¹ (jánā¹)
    जनान् (jánān)
    instrumental जनेन (jánena) जनाभ्याम् (jánābhyām) जनैः (jánaiḥ)
    जनेभिः¹ (jánebhiḥ¹)
    dative जनाय (jánāya) जनाभ्याम् (jánābhyām) जनेभ्यः (jánebhyaḥ)
    ablative जनात् (jánāt) जनाभ्याम् (jánābhyām) जनेभ्यः (jánebhyaḥ)
    genitive जनस्य (jánasya) जनयोः (jánayoḥ) जनानाम् (jánānām)
    locative जने (jáne) जनयोः (jánayoḥ) जनेषु (jáneṣu)
    vocative जन (jána) जनौ (jánau)
    जना¹ (jánā¹)
    जनाः (jánāḥ)
    जनासः¹ (jánāsaḥ¹)
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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀚𑀦 (jana)
      • Prakrit: 𑀚𑀡 (jaṇa)
        • Apabhramsa: जण (jaṇa) (see there for further descendants)
    Borrowed terms

    References

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    • Monier Williams (1899) “जन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 410.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 566