जैन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛːn/, [d͡ʒɛ̃ːn]

Adjective

जैन • (jain) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling جین)

1. Jain; of or related to Jainism

Noun

जैन • (jain) m (Urdu spelling جین)

1. (Jainism) a Jain

Declension

Declension of जैन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैन jain
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

Proper noun

जैन • (jain) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling جین)

1. a surname, Jain, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of जैन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैन jain
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जैन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1796
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जैन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 381

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑəin/, [d͡ʑəiːn]

Adjective

जैन • (jain) (indeclinable)

1. Jain; of or pertaining to Jainism

Noun

जैन • (jain) ?

1. (Jainism) a Jain.

Proper noun

जैन • (jain) m

1. a surname, Jain, from Sanskrit

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जैन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जैन”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जैन”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জৈন (Assamese script)
• ᬚᬿᬦ (Balinese script)
• জৈন (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰹𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑁃𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဇဲန (Burmese script)
• જૈન (Gujarati script)
• ਜੈਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑍈𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦻꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂶𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಜೈನ (Kannada script)
• ជៃន (Khmer script)
• ໄຊນ (Lao script)
• ജൈന (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠠᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘺𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠧᠧᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧛𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐿𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଜୈନ (Odia script)
• ꢙꣀꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆽𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖹𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ජෛන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣𑩗𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚳𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஜைந (Tamil script)
• జైన (Telugu script)
• ไชน (Thai script)
• ཛཻ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒻𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑨇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷey-

Sanskrit जि (ji)

Sanskrit जिन (jina)vrd.

Sanskrit जैन (jaina)

Vṛddhi derivative of जिन (jina).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑːj.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑj.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

जैन • (jaina) stem

1. Jain; of or pertaining to Jainism

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of जैन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	जैनः (jainaḥ)	जैनौ (jainau) जैना¹ (jainā¹)	जैनाः (jaināḥ) जैनासः¹ (jaināsaḥ¹)
accusative	जैनम् (jainam)	जैनौ (jainau) जैना¹ (jainā¹)	जैनान् (jainān)
instrumental	जैनेन (jainena)	जैनाभ्याम् (jainābhyām)	जैनैः (jainaiḥ) जैनेभिः¹ (jainebhiḥ¹)
dative	जैनाय (jaināya)	जैनाभ्याम् (jainābhyām)	जैनेभ्यः (jainebhyaḥ)
ablative	जैनात् (jaināt)	जैनाभ्याम् (jainābhyām)	जैनेभ्यः (jainebhyaḥ)
genitive	जैनस्य (jainasya)	जैनयोः (jainayoḥ)	जैनानाम् (jainānām)
locative	जैने (jaine)	जैनयोः (jainayoḥ)	जैनेषु (jaineṣu)
vocative	जैन (jaina)	जैनौ (jainau) जैना¹ (jainā¹)	जैनाः (jaināḥ) जैनासः¹ (jaināsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of जैनी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	जैनी (jainī)	जैन्यौ (jainyau) जैनी¹ (jainī¹)	जैन्यः (jainyaḥ) जैनीः¹ (jainīḥ¹)
accusative	जैनीम् (jainīm)	जैन्यौ (jainyau) जैनी¹ (jainī¹)	जैनीः (jainīḥ)
instrumental	जैन्या (jainyā)	जैनीभ्याम् (jainībhyām)	जैनीभिः (jainībhiḥ)
dative	जैन्यै (jainyai)	जैनीभ्याम् (jainībhyām)	जैनीभ्यः (jainībhyaḥ)
ablative	जैन्याः (jainyāḥ) जैन्यै² (jainyai²)	जैनीभ्याम् (jainībhyām)	जैनीभ्यः (jainībhyaḥ)
genitive	जैन्याः (jainyāḥ) जैन्यै² (jainyai²)	जैन्योः (jainyoḥ)	जैनीनाम् (jainīnām)
locative	जैन्याम् (jainyām)	जैन्योः (jainyoḥ)	जैनीषु (jainīṣu)
vocative	जैनि (jaini)	जैन्यौ (jainyau) जैनी¹ (jainī¹)	जैन्यः (jainyaḥ) जैनीः¹ (jainīḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of जैन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	जैनम् (jainam)	जैने (jaine)	जैनानि (jaināni) जैना¹ (jainā¹)
accusative	जैनम् (jainam)	जैने (jaine)	जैनानि (jaināni) जैना¹ (jainā¹)
instrumental	जैनेन (jainena)	जैनाभ्याम् (jainābhyām)	जैनैः (jainaiḥ) जैनेभिः¹ (jainebhiḥ¹)
dative	जैनाय (jaināya)	जैनाभ्याम् (jainābhyām)	जैनेभ्यः (jainebhyaḥ)
ablative	जैनात् (jaināt)	जैनाभ्याम् (jainābhyām)	जैनेभ्यः (jainebhyaḥ)
genitive	जैनस्य (jainasya)	जैनयोः (jainayoḥ)	जैनानाम् (jainānām)
locative	जैने (jaine)	जैनयोः (jainayoḥ)	जैनेषु (jaineṣu)
vocative	जैन (jaina)	जैने (jaine)	जैनानि (jaināni) जैना¹ (jainā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

जैन • (jaina) stem, m

1. (Jainism) a Jain

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of जैन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	जैनः (jainaḥ)	जैनौ (jainau) जैना¹ (jainā¹)	जैनाः (jaināḥ) जैनासः¹ (jaināsaḥ¹)
accusative	जैनम् (jainam)	जैनौ (jainau) जैना¹ (jainā¹)	जैनान् (jainān)
instrumental	जैनेन (jainena)	जैनाभ्याम् (jainābhyām)	जैनैः (jainaiḥ) जैनेभिः¹ (jainebhiḥ¹)
dative	जैनाय (jaināya)	जैनाभ्याम् (jainābhyām)	जैनेभ्यः (jainebhyaḥ)
ablative	जैनात् (jaināt)	जैनाभ्याम् (jainābhyām)	जैनेभ्यः (jainebhyaḥ)
genitive	जैनस्य (jainasya)	जैनयोः (jainayoḥ)	जैनानाम् (jainānām)
locative	जैने (jaine)	जैनयोः (jainayoḥ)	जैनेषु (jaineṣu)
vocative	जैन (jaina)	जैनौ (jainau) जैना¹ (jainā¹)	जैनाः (jaināḥ) जैनासः¹ (jaināsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Assamese: জৈন (zoin)
• → Bengali: জৈন (jōin)
• → Gujarati: જૈન (jain)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: जैन (jain)

  Urdu: جین (jain)

• → Tamil: சைனம் (caiṉam)
• → Kannada: ಜೈನ (jaina)
• → Marathi: जैन (jain)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਜੈਨ (jain)

  Shahmukhi script: جَین (jain)

• → Thai: เชน (cheen)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “Jaina”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 425, column 1.