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जनता

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जनता (janatā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒən.t̪ɑː/, [d͡ʒɐ̃n̪.t̪äː]

Noun

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जनता (jantāf (Urdu spelling جنتا)

  1. the public, masses
  2. common folk
    Synonym: अवाम (avām)

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Pali

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Noun

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जनता f

  1. Devanagari script form of janatā (populace)

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    जनता (janátā) stemf

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

    Declension

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    Feminine ā-stem declension of जनता (janátā)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative जनता
    janátā
    जनते
    janáte
    जनताः
    janátāḥ
    Vocative जनते
    jánate
    जनते
    jánate
    जनताः
    jánatāḥ
    Accusative जनताम्
    janátām
    जनते
    janáte
    जनताः
    janátāḥ
    Instrumental जनतया / जनता¹
    janátayā / janátā¹
    जनताभ्याम्
    janátābhyām
    जनताभिः
    janátābhiḥ
    Dative जनतायै
    janátāyai
    जनताभ्याम्
    janátābhyām
    जनताभ्यः
    janátābhyaḥ
    Ablative जनतायाः / जनतायै²
    janátāyāḥ / janátāyai²
    जनताभ्याम्
    janátābhyām
    जनताभ्यः
    janátābhyaḥ
    Genitive जनतायाः / जनतायै²
    janátāyāḥ / janátāyai²
    जनतयोः
    janátayoḥ
    जनतानाम्
    janátānām
    Locative जनतायाम्
    janátāyām
    जनतयोः
    janátayoḥ
    जनतासु
    janátāsu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    Descendants

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

    References

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