जनता

See also: जानाति and जनति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जनता (janatā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒən.t̪ɑː/, [d͡ʒɐ̃n̪.t̪äː]

Noun

जनता • (jantā) f (Urdu spelling جنتا)

1. the public, masses
2. common folk

   Synonyms: अवाम (avām), अफ़राद (afrād), लोग (log)

Declension

Declension of जनता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जनता jantā	जनताएँ jantāẽ
oblique	जनता jantā	जनताओं jantāõ
vocative	जनता jantā	जनताओ jantāo

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• janatā (Latin script)
• 𑀚𑀦𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• জনতা (Bengali script)
• ජනතා (Sinhalese script)
• ဇနတာ or ၹၼတႃ (Burmese script)
• ชนตา or ชะนะตา (Thai script)
• ᨩᨶᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊນຕາ or ຊະນະຕາ (Lao script)
• ជនតា (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄚𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

जनता f

1. Devanagari script form of janatā (“populace”)

Declension

Declension table of "जनता" (feminine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	जनता (janatā)	जनतायो (janatāyo) or जनता (janatā)
Accusative (second)	जनतं (janataṃ)	जनतायो (janatāyo) or जनता (janatā)
Instrumental (third)	जनताय (janatāya)	जनताहि (janatāhi) or जनताभि (janatābhi)
Dative (fourth)	जनताय (janatāya)	जनतानं (janatānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	जनताय (janatāya)	जनताहि (janatāhi) or जनताभि (janatābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	जनताय (janatāya)	जनतानं (janatānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	जनताय (janatāya) or जनतायं (janatāyaṃ)	जनतासु (janatāsu)
Vocative (calling)	जनते (janate)	जनतायो (janatāyo) or जनता (janatā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জনতা (Assamese script)
• ᬚᬦᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• জনতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰡𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑀦𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဇနတာ (Burmese script)
• જનતા (Gujarati script)
• ਜਨਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑌨𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦤꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂢𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಜನತಾ (Kannada script)
• ជនតា (Khmer script)
• ຊນຕາ (Lao script)
• ജനതാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠠᠨᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘡𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠠᠨᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧁𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐣𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଜନତା (Odia script)
• ꢙꢥꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆤𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖡𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ජනතා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣𑩯𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚝𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஜநதா (Tamil script)
• జనతా (Telugu script)
• ชนตา (Thai script)
• ཛ་ན་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒢𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑨝𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, give birth”); compare Latin gēns (“nation, people”). The Sanskrit root is जन् (jan).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ.nɐ́.tɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

ज॒नता॑ • (janátā) stem, f

1. people, folk
2. a number of men , assemblage of people , community , subjects , mankind
3. generation

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of ज॒नता॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ज॒नता॑ (janátā)	ज॒नते॑ (janáte)	ज॒नताः॑ (janátāḥ)
accusative	ज॒नता॑म् (janátām)	ज॒नते॑ (janáte)	ज॒नताः॑ (janátāḥ)
instrumental	ज॒नत॑या (janátayā) ज॒नता॑¹ (janátā¹)	ज॒नता॑भ्याम् (janátābhyām)	ज॒नता॑भिः (janátābhiḥ)
dative	ज॒नता॑यै (janátāyai)	ज॒नता॑भ्याम् (janátābhyām)	ज॒नता॑भ्यः (janátābhyaḥ)
ablative	ज॒नता॑याः (janátāyāḥ) ज॒नता॑यै² (janátāyai²)	ज॒नता॑भ्याम् (janátābhyām)	ज॒नता॑भ्यः (janátābhyaḥ)
genitive	ज॒नता॑याः (janátāyāḥ) ज॒नता॑यै² (janátāyai²)	ज॒नत॑योः (janátayoḥ)	ज॒नता॑नाम् (janátānām)
locative	ज॒नता॑याम् (janátāyām)	ज॒नत॑योः (janátayoḥ)	ज॒नता॑सु (janátāsu)
vocative	जन॑ते (jánate)	जन॑ते (jánate)	जन॑ताः (jánatāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Hindi: जनता (jantā) (learned)
• → Punjabi: ਜਨਤਾ (jantā) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “जनता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 410/2.