जानाति

See also: जनति and जनता

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• jānāti (Latin script)
• 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• জানাতি (Bengali script)
• ජානාති (Sinhalese script)
• ဇာနာတိ or ၹႃၼႃတိ (Burmese script)
• ชานาติ (Thai script)
• ᨩᩣᨶᩣᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊານາຕິ (Lao script)
• ជានាតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄂𑄚𑄂𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

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From Sanskrit जानाति (jānā́ti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬥 (zanąn), Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎠𐎿𐎠𐏃𐎹 (xšnāsāhiy) (Persian شناختن (šenâxtan)), Kurdish, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (“to know”) (compare Old Church Slavonic знати (znati), English know).

Verb

जानाति (jānāti)

1. to know
2. to understand, comprehend
3. to notice

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• जानीते (jānīte) — ātmanepada

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জানাতি (Assamese script)
• ᬚᬵᬦᬵᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• জানাতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰯𑰡𑰯𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဇာနာတိ (Burmese script)
• જાનાતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਜਾਨਾਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦴꦤꦴꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂰𑂢𑂰𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಜಾನಾತಿ (Kannada script)
• ជានាតិ (Khmer script)
• ຊານາຕິ (Lao script)
• ജാനാതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘰𑘡𑘰𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠠᢗᠨᠠᢗᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧑𑧁𑧑𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐵𑐣𑐵𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଜାନାତି (Odia script)
• ꢙꢵꢥꢵꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆳𑆤𑆳𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖯𑖡𑖯𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ජානාති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣𑩛𑩯𑩛𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚭𑚝𑚭𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஜாநாதி (Tamil script)
• జానాతి (Telugu script)
• ชานาติ (Thai script)
• ཛཱ་ནཱ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒰𑒢𑒰𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑨊𑨝𑨊𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (“to know”), from *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬥 (zanąn), Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎠𐎿𐎠𐏃𐎹 (xšnāsāhiy), Old Church Slavonic знати (znati), Old English cnāwan (whence English know).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑː.nɑ́ː.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑːˈn̪ɑː.t̪i/

Verb

जानाति • (jānā́ti) third-singular present indicative (root ज्ञा, class 9, type P, present)

1. to know, have knowledge, become acquainted with
2. to perceive, apprehend, understand, experience, recognize, ascertain, investigate
3. to know as, know or perceive that, regard or consider as
   1. (with मृषा (mṛṣā)) to consider as untrue
4. to acknowledge, approve, allow
5. to recognize as one's own, take possession of
6. to visit as a friend
7. to remember
8. to engage in
9. to make known, announce, teach anything
10. to inform any one (with genitive) that
11. to request, ask
12. to wish to know or become acquainted with or learn, investigate, examine
13. to wish for information about
14. to conjecture

Descendants

• • Awadhi: जानब (jānab)
• • Dameli: [script needed] (zān)
  • Kalasha: [script needed] (ǰhonem)
  • Kashmiri: زانُن (zānun)
  • Khowar: [script needed] (žanik)
  • Phalura: [script needed] (ǰhōn)
  • Shumashti: [script needed] (zāni)
  • Torwali: [script needed] (ǰan)
• • Sinhalese: දන්නවා (dannawā)
• • Assamese: জানা (zana), জনা (zona)
  • Bengali: জানা (jana)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: जानल (jānal)
    • Maithili: जानब (jānab)
  • Odia: ଜାଣିବା (jāṇibā)
  • Sylheti: ꠎꠣꠘꠣ (zana)
• • Konkani: जाण्चे (zāṇce)
  • Old Marathi: जाणणे (jāṇaṇe), 𑘕𑘰𑘜𑘜𑘹 (jāṇaṇe)
    • Marathi: जाणणे (jāṇṇe)
• Pali: jānāti
• • Garhwali: जाण्नु (jāṇnu)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: जानना (jānnā)

    Urdu: جاننا (jānnā)

  • Kumaoni: जाण्णो (jāṇṇo)
  • Nepali: जान्नु (jānnu)
  • Old Gujarati: जाणिवउं (jāṇivaũ)
    • Gujarati: જાણવું (jāṇvũ)
    • Marwari: जाण्णो (jāṇṇo)
  • Punjabi: ਜਾਨਣਾ (jānṇā) / جاننا‎ (jānṇā)
  • Romani: džan
  • Sindhi: ڄَاڻَڻُ (jāṇaṇu) / जाणणु (jāṇaṇu)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 425