जिज्ञासा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जिज्ञासा (jijñāsā), from the verb जिज्ञासते (jijñāsate, “to desire to know”), a desiderative verb from the root ज्ञा (jñā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪɡ.jɑː.sɑː/, [d͡ʒɪɡ.jäː.säː]

Noun

जिज्ञासा • (jijñāsā) f

1. curiosity, inquisitiveness

Proper noun

जिज्ञासा • (jijñāsā) f

1. a female given name, Jigyasa, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of जिज्ञासा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जिज्ञासा jijñāsā	जिज्ञासाएँ jijñāsāẽ
oblique	जिज्ञासा jijñāsā	जिज्ञासाओं jijñāsāõ
vocative	जिज्ञासा jijñāsā	जिज्ञासाओ jijñāsāo

Derived terms

• जिज्ञासापूर्वक (jijñāsāpūrvak)

Related terms

• जिज्ञासु (jijñāsu)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “जिज्ञासा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1753
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “जिज्ञासा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 243
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जिज्ञासा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 371
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “जिज्ञासा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 236.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जिज्ञासा (jijñāsā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑid̪.nja.sa/

Noun

जिज्ञासा • (jidnyāsā) f

1. curiosity

   Synonym: कुतूहल (kutūhal)

Declension

Declension of जिज्ञासा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	जिज्ञासा jidnyāsā
direct plural	जिज्ञासा jidnyāsā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	जिज्ञासा jidnyāsā		जिज्ञासा jidnyāsā
oblique सामान्यरूप	जिज्ञासे jidnyāse		जिज्ञासां- jidnyāsān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	जिज्ञासेला jidnyāselā		जिज्ञासांना jidnyāsānnā
ergative	जिज्ञासेने, जिज्ञासेनं jidnyāsene, jidnyāsena		जिज्ञासांनी jidnyāsānnī
instrumental	जिज्ञासेशी jidnyāseśī		जिज्ञासांशी jidnyāsānśī
locative सप्तमी	जिज्ञासेत jidnyāset		जिज्ञासांत jidnyāsāt
vocative संबोधन	जिज्ञासे jidnyāse		जिज्ञासांनो jidnyāsānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of जिज्ञासा (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	जिज्ञासेचा jidnyāseċā	जिज्ञासेचे jidnyāseċe	जिज्ञासेची jidnyāsecī	जिज्ञासेच्या jidnyāsecā	जिज्ञासेचे, जिज्ञासेचं jidnyāseċe, jidnyāseċa	जिज्ञासेची jidnyāsecī	जिज्ञासेच्या jidnyāsecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	जिज्ञासांचा jidnyāsānċā	जिज्ञासांचे jidnyāsānċe	जिज्ञासांची jidnyāsāñcī	जिज्ञासांच्या jidnyāsāncā	जिज्ञासांचे, जिज्ञासांचं jidnyāsānċe, jidnyāsānċa	जिज्ञासांची jidnyāsāñcī	जिज्ञासांच्या jidnyāsāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• जिज्ञासू (jidnyāsū, “curious”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “जिज्ञासा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies