जरा
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit जरा (jarā), from the root जॄ (jṝ), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]जरा • (jarā) f
Declension
[edit]Declension of जरा (fem ā-stem)
Related terms
[edit]- जरा-ग्रस्त (jarā-grast, “assailed by age, infirm”)
- जरा-जीर्ण (jarā-jīrṇ, “made frail by age”)
- जरातुर (jarātur, “afflicted by age, decrepit, senile”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Determiner
[edit]जरा • (jarā)
Adverb
[edit]जरा • (jarā)
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- जरो (jaro)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]जरा • (jarā)
References
[edit]- “जरा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जरा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
Adjective
[edit]जरा
- Devanagari script form of jarā, ablative singular masculine/neuter and nominative/vocative plural masculine of जर (jara, “old”)
- Devanagari script form of jarā, nominative singular feminine and nominative/vocative/accusative plural feminine of जर (jara, “old”)
Noun
[edit]जरा f
- Devanagari script form of jarā (“old age”)
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "जरा" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | जरा (jarā) | जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā) |
Accusative (second) | जरं (jaraṃ) | जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā) |
Instrumental (third) | जराय (jarāya) | जराहि (jarāhi) or जराभि (jarābhi) |
Dative (fourth) | जराय (jarāya) | जरानं (jarānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | जराय (jarāya) | जराहि (jarāhi) or जराभि (jarābhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | जराय (jarāya) | जरानं (jarānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | जराय (jarāya) or जरायं (jarāyaṃ) | जरासु (jarāsu) |
Vocative (calling) | जरे (jare) | जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā) |
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
- জৰা (Assamese script)
- ᬚᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
- জরা (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဇရာ (Burmese script)
- જરા (Gujarati script)
- ਜਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಜರಾ (Kannada script)
- ជរា (Khmer script)
- ຊຣາ (Lao script)
- ജരാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠠᠷᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଜରା (Odia script)
- ꢙꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ජරා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஜரா (Tamil script)
- జరా (Telugu script)
- ชรา (Thai script)
- ཛ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-. Cognate with Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d͡ʑɐ.ɾɑː/
Noun
[edit]जरा • (jarā) stem, f (root जॄ)
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | जरा (jarā) | जरे (jare) | जराः (jarāḥ) |
vocative | जरे (jare) | जरे (jare) | जराः (jarāḥ) |
accusative | जराम् (jarām) | जरे (jare) | जराः (jarāḥ) |
instrumental | जरया (jarayā) जरा¹ (jarā¹) |
जराभ्याम् (jarābhyām) | जराभिः (jarābhiḥ) |
dative | जरायै (jarāyai) | जराभ्याम् (jarābhyām) | जराभ्यः (jarābhyaḥ) |
ablative | जरायाः (jarāyāḥ) जरायै² (jarāyai²) |
जराभ्याम् (jarābhyām) | जराभ्यः (jarābhyaḥ) |
genitive | जरायाः (jarāyāḥ) जरायै² (jarāyai²) |
जरयोः (jarayoḥ) | जराणाम् (jarāṇām) |
locative | जरायाम् (jarāyām) | जरयोः (jarayoḥ) | जरासु (jarāsu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Further reading
[edit]- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “jarā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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