𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀚𑁄𑀅𑀡 (joaṇa), 𑀚𑀼𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡 (juvvaṇa)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit यौवन (yauvaná). Cognate with Pali yobbana.

Noun

𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡 (jŏvvaṇa) n (Devanagari जोव्वण)

1. youth, puberty

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀁 (jŏvvaṇaṃ)	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (jŏvvaṇāiṃ) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀇 (jŏvvaṇāi)
Accusative	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀁 (jŏvvaṇaṃ)	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (jŏvvaṇāiṃ) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀇 (jŏvvaṇāi)
Instrumental	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑁂𑀡 (jŏvvaṇeṇa) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (jŏvvaṇeṇaṃ)	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (jŏvvaṇehi) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (jŏvvaṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀅 (jŏvvaṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀑 (jŏvvaṇāo) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀉 (jŏvvaṇāu) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸 (jŏvvaṇā) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (jŏvvaṇāhi) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (jŏvvaṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jŏvvaṇassa)	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀡 (jŏvvaṇāṇa) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (jŏvvaṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (jŏvvaṇammi) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑁂 (jŏvvaṇe)	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (jŏvvaṇesu) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (jŏvvaṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡 (jŏvvaṇa) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸 (jŏvvaṇā)	𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (jŏvvaṇāiṃ) or 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑀸𑀇 (jŏvvaṇāi)

Descendants

• Hindi: जोबन (joban)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “जोव्वण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 364.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jovvaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 610