ज्योत्स्ना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒjoːt̪.snɑː/, [d͡ʒjoːt̪.snäː]

Noun

ज्योत्स्ना • (jyotsnā) f

1. moonlight, moonshine
2. splendour, lustre

Declension

Declension of ज्योत्स्ना (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ज्योत्स्ना jyotsnā	ज्योत्स्नाएँ jyotsnāẽ
oblique	ज्योत्स्ना jyotsnā	ज्योत्स्नाओं jyotsnāõ
vocative	ज्योत्स्ना jyotsnā	ज्योत्स्नाओ jyotsnāo

Proper noun

ज्योत्स्ना • (jyotsnā) f

1. a female given name, Jyotsna, from Sanskrit

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ज्योत्स्ना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1814
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “ज्योत्स्ना”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 252
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ज्योत्स्ना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 385

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• জ্যোত্স্না (Assamese script)
• ᬚ᭄ᬬᭀᬢ᭄ᬲ᭄ᬦᬵ (Balinese script)
• জ্যোত্স্না (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰿𑰧𑰺𑰝𑰿𑰭𑰿𑰡𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀲𑁆𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဇျောတ္သ္နာ (Burmese script)
• જ્યોત્સ્ના (Gujarati script)
• ਜ੍ਯੋਤ੍ਸ੍ਨਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦠ꧀ꦱ꧀ꦤꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂹𑂨𑂷𑂞𑂹𑂮𑂹𑂢𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸ್ನಾ (Kannada script)
• ជ្យោត្ស្នា (Khmer script)
• ຊ຺ໂຍຕ຺ສ຺ນາ (Lao script)
• ജ്യോത്സ്നാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠶᠣᢠᠰ᠌ᠨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘿𑘧𑘻𑘝𑘿𑘭𑘿𑘡𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᢐᠰᠨᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧠𑧇𑧜𑦽𑧠𑧍𑧠𑧁𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑑂𑐫𑑀𑐟𑑂𑐳𑑂𑐣𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଜ୍ଯୋତ୍ସ୍ନା (Odia script)
• ꢙ꣄ꢫꣂꢡ꣄ꢱ꣄ꢥꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑇀𑆪𑆾𑆠𑇀𑆱𑇀𑆤𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖿𑖧𑖺𑖝𑖿𑖭𑖿𑖡𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ජ්‍යොත‍්ස‍්නා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣 𑪙𑩻𑩕𑩫 𑪙𑪁 𑪙𑩯𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚶𑚣𑚴𑚙𑚶𑚨𑚶𑚝𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஜ்யோத்ஸ்நா (Tamil script)
• జ్యోత్స్నా (Telugu script)
• ชฺโยตฺสฺนา (Thai script)
• ཛྱོ་ཏྶྣཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑓂𑒨𑒼𑒞𑓂𑒮𑓂𑒢𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑩇𑨪𑨆𑨙𑩇𑨰𑩇𑨝𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *dyowtsneh₂, derived from *dyew- +‎ *-t +‎ *-sneh₂.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑjɐ́wts.nɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑjoːt̪s̪.n̪ɑː/

Noun

ज्योत्स्ना॑ • (jyótsnā) stem, f

1. moonlight; a moonlit night
2. splendour, light

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of ज्योत्स्ना॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ज्योत्स्ना॑ (jyótsnā)	ज्योत्स्ने॑ (jyótsne)	ज्योत्स्नाः॑ (jyótsnāḥ)
accusative	ज्योत्स्ना॑म् (jyótsnām)	ज्योत्स्ने॑ (jyótsne)	ज्योत्स्नाः॑ (jyótsnāḥ)
instrumental	ज्योत्स्न॑या (jyótsnayā) ज्योत्स्ना॑¹ (jyótsnā¹)	ज्योत्स्ना॑भ्याम् (jyótsnābhyām)	ज्योत्स्ना॑भिः (jyótsnābhiḥ)
dative	ज्योत्स्ना॑यै (jyótsnāyai)	ज्योत्स्ना॑भ्याम् (jyótsnābhyām)	ज्योत्स्ना॑भ्यः (jyótsnābhyaḥ)
ablative	ज्योत्स्ना॑याः (jyótsnāyāḥ) ज्योत्स्ना॑यै² (jyótsnāyai²)	ज्योत्स्ना॑भ्याम् (jyótsnābhyām)	ज्योत्स्ना॑भ्यः (jyótsnābhyaḥ)
genitive	ज्योत्स्ना॑याः (jyótsnāyāḥ) ज्योत्स्ना॑यै² (jyótsnāyai²)	ज्योत्स्न॑योः (jyótsnayoḥ)	ज्योत्स्ना॑नाम् (jyótsnānām)
locative	ज्योत्स्ना॑याम् (jyótsnāyām)	ज्योत्स्न॑योः (jyótsnayoḥ)	ज्योत्स्ना॑सु (jyótsnāsu)
vocative	ज्योत्स्ने॑ (jyótsne)	ज्योत्स्ने॑ (jyótsne)	ज्योत्स्नाः॑ (jyótsnāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Bengali: জ্যোৎস্না (jōtsna)
• → Bengali: জোছনা (jōchna) (semi-learned)
• Kashmiri: زوٗن (zūn, “moon”)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: জোন (zün, “moon”)
  • Bhojpuri: 𑂔𑂷𑂢𑂹𑂯𑂲 (jonhī, “star”)
  • Magahi: 𑂔𑂷𑂢𑂹𑂯𑂲 (jonhī, “star”)
  • Odia: ଜହ୍ନ (jahna, “moon”)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (juṇhā), 𑀚𑁄𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (joṇhā)
• Pali: juṇhā
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Nepali: जून (jūna), जुन (juna)
  • Old Hindi: जोन्हा (jonhā)
    • ⇒ Hindi: जुन्हाई (junhāī, “moonlight”), जुन्हैया (junhaiyā)
  • Romani: ćhon (“moon”)