जान

See also: जानु

Hindi

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian جان (jân)

Noun

जान • (jān) f (Urdu spelling جان)

1. life, soul

   दंगे में कई जानें गईं।

   daṅge mẽ kaī jānẽ gaī̃.

   Many lives were lost in the riot.

2. spirit, vitality, stamina

   मैं थक गया, और अब मुझ में जान नहीं है।

   ma͠i thak gayā, aur ab mujh mẽ jān nahī̃ hai.

   I am tired, and there is no spirit left in me.

Synonyms

• प्राण (prāṇ)

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna)

Noun

जान • (jān) f (Urdu spelling جان)

1. knowledge

   मेरी जान में, ऐसा नहीं था।

   merī jān mẽ, aisā nahī̃ thā.

   To my knowledge, it was not so.

Synonyms

• ज्ञान (jñān)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑ́ː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

जान • (jā́na) stem, n

1. birth, origin, birthplace

Neuter a-stem declension of जान (jā́na)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	जानम् jā́nam	जाने jā́ne	जानानि / जाना¹ jā́nāni / jā́nā¹
Vocative	जान jā́na	जाने jā́ne	जानानि / जाना¹ jā́nāni / jā́nā¹
Accusative	जानम् jā́nam	जाने jā́ne	जानानि / जाना¹ jā́nāni / jā́nā¹
Instrumental	जानेन jā́nena	जानाभ्याम् jā́nābhyām	जानैः / जानेभिः¹ jā́naiḥ / jā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative	जानाय jā́nāya	जानाभ्याम् jā́nābhyām	जानेभ्यः jā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative	जानात् jā́nāt	जानाभ्याम् jā́nābhyām	जानेभ्यः jā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive	जानस्य jā́nasya	जानयोः jā́nayoḥ	जानानाम् jā́nānām
Locative	जाने jā́ne	जानयोः jā́nayoḥ	जानेषु jā́neṣu
Notes	¹Vedic