जनता

See also: जानाति and जनति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जनता (janatā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

जनता • (jantā) f (Urdu spelling جنتا)

1. the public, masses
2. common folk

   Synonym: अवाम (avām)

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 forms

• 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

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) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

जनता • (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 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

• → 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.