जननी

See also: जुनून, जानना, जनन, and जिन्न

Hindi

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit जननी (jananī), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

जननी • (jannī) f

1. (rare or figurative) mother; cause, source

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   सुस्ती आविष्कार की जननी है।

   sustī āviṣkār kī jannī hai.

   Laziness is the mother of invention.

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”).

Noun

जननी • (jananī) stem, f

1. a mother

   Synonyms: मातृ (mātṛ), नना (nanā)

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of जननी
Nom. sg.	जननी (jananī)
Gen. sg.	जनन्याः (jananyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	जननी (jananī)	जनन्यौ (jananyau)	जनन्यः (jananyaḥ)
Vocative	जननि (janani)	जनन्यौ (jananyau)	जनन्यः (jananyaḥ)
Accusative	जननीम् (jananīm)	जनन्यौ (jananyau)	जननीः (jananīḥ)
Instrumental	जनन्या (jananyā)	जननीभ्याम् (jananībhyām)	जननीभिः (jananībhiḥ)
Dative	जनन्यै (jananyai)	जननीभ्याम् (jananībhyām)	जननीभ्यः (jananībhyaḥ)
Ablative	जनन्याः (jananyāḥ)	जननीभ्याम् (jananībhyām)	जननीभ्यः (jananībhyaḥ)
Genitive	जनन्याः (jananyāḥ)	जनन्योः (jananyoḥ)	जननीनाम् (jananīnām)
Locative	जनन्याम् (jananyām)	जनन्योः (jananyoḥ)	जननीषु (jananīṣu)

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899