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जमाई

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀼𑀅 (jāmādua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Compare Punjabi ਜਵਾਈ (javāī), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Nepali ज्वाइँ (jwāĩ), Bengali জামাই (jamai), Assamese জোঁৱাই (zü̃ai), Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Konkani जांवंय (jāuvaiya). Doublet of दामाद (dāmād) and जामाता (jāmātā).

Noun

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जमाई (jamāīm (Urdu spelling جمائی)

  1. son-in-law
    Synonym: दामाद (dāmād)
Declension
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Declension of जमाई (masc ind ī-stem)
singular plural
direct जमाई
jamāī
जमाई
jamāī
oblique जमाई
jamāī
जमाइयों
jamāiyõ
vocative जमाई
jamāī
जमाइयो
jamāiyo

References

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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जमाई (jamāī)

  1. alternative spelling of जमायी (jamāyī)

Old Gujarati

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit *𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀅 ~ * 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀺𑀅 (*jāmāia ~ * jāmādia), from Sanskrit जामा॑तृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā (son-in-law), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘕𑘰𑘪𑘰𑘃 (jāvāī).

    Noun

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    जमाई (jamāīm

    1. son-in-law

    Descendants

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    • Gujaratic:
      • Middle Gujarati: जमाई
      • Saurashtra: ꢙꣁꢪꣀ (jomai)
    • Rajasthani: