jana
Finnish
Etymology
From a dialectal word meaning "row, line" (compare jono, juna, juoni). First instance of the modern meaning in geometry is from 1860.
Pronunciation
Noun
jana
Declension
Inflection of jana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | jana | janat | |
genitive | janan | janojen | |
partitive | janaa | janoja | |
illative | janaan | janoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | jana | janat | |
accusative | nom. | jana | janat |
gen. | janan | ||
genitive | janan | janojen janain rare | |
partitive | janaa | janoja | |
inessive | janassa | janoissa | |
elative | janasta | janoista | |
illative | janaan | janoihin | |
adessive | janalla | janoilla | |
ablative | janalta | janoilta | |
allative | janalle | janoille | |
essive | janana | janoina | |
translative | janaksi | janoiksi | |
abessive | janatta | janoitta | |
instructive | — | janoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
- aikajana (“timeline”)
Anagrams
Maquiritari
Pronunciation
Noun
jana
Derived terms
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “jana”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “hana”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University
- Hall, Katherine (2007) “hāna”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series[2], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
Pali
Etymology
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
jana m
- person; man; people
Declension
Declension table of "jana" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | jano | janā |
Accusative (second) | janaṃ | jane |
Instrumental (third) | janena | janehi or janebhi |
Dative (fourth) | janassa or janāya or janatthaṃ | janānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | janasmā or janamhā or janā | janehi or janebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | janassa | janānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | janasmiṃ or janamhi or jane | janesu |
Vocative (calling) | jana | janā |
Descendants
- Burmese: ဇန (ja.na.)
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jana”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin Diana, from Proto-Italic *deiwā, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.
Pronunciation
Noun
jana f (plural janas)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
jana (invariable)
- last (most recent time)
- 2019, “Uhuru wa vyombo vya habari: Waandishi wangapi waliouawa mwaka jana duniani?”, in BBC Swahili[3]:
- Afghanistan inasalia kuwa nchi ilio hatari zaidi kuishi kama mwandishi habari, kukishuhudiwa vifo vya waandishi 16 mwaka jana.
- Afghanistan continues to be the most dangerous country for journalists to live in, bearing witness to the deaths of 16 journalists last year.
Adverb
jana
- yesterday
- 2018 December 3, “MAGUFULI AMTAJA LOWASSA SHIDA YA MAJI”, in Taifa Leo[4]:
- Takribani wiki moja baada ya Rais John Magufuli na Edward Lowassa kupeana sifa, jana kiongozi mkuu huyo wa nchi amemtaja tena waziri mkuu huyo wa zamani, safari hii akimhusisha na ombi la mbunge wa Monduli kuhusu uhaba wa maji.
- About one week after President John Magufuli and Edward Lowassa exchanged praise, yesterday the head of state mentioned the former prime minister again, this time involving a request to MP Monduli's request about water shortages.
Noun
jana (n class, plural jana)
- yesterday
- 2019 July 24, Curtis Otieno, “ODM MP praises DPP Haji over CS Rotich's woes”, in Hivi Sasa[5]:
- Tunataka sasa kuona watu wanafungwa katika kesi zote sio hii ya jana tu.
- Now we want to see people imprisoned in every case, not just yesterday's.
Etymology 2
From the root of mwana.
Noun
jana (ma class, plural majana)
- Augmentative of mwana: large child
- larva, grub
- 2005, Kakakuona, Issue 19[6], Tanzania Wildlife Protection Fund, page 5:
- Wafugaji wengine waliokuwa wakifuga nyuki kwa kutumia vyungu walifaulu kutenganisha kundi la majana na lile la kuweka asali kwa kuweka nyansi zenye kuruhusu nyuki vibarua kupanda juu wakiwa wamejaa matumbo yao na mbochi na chavua kubakia kwenye mtungi wa chini kwenye malkia na majana.
- Other beekeeping ranchers using ants were successful in separating the group of larvae from the settled honey by leaving out grass to allow worker bees to rise above when they had filled their stomachs with nectar and pollen, leaving a jar below with the queen and larvae.
Derived terms
- kijana (“youth”)
Zulu
Alternative forms
Etymology
From -de (“long, tall”) + -ana (diminutive).
Pronunciation
Adjective
-jana
Inflection
Adjective concord | ||||
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Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | engimjana | engingemjana | ngimjana | angimjana |
2nd singular | omjana | ongemjana | umjana | awumjana |
1st plural | esibajana | esingebajana | sibajana | asibajana |
2nd plural | enibajana | eningebajana | nibajana | anibajana |
Class 1 | omjana | ongemjana | mjana | akamjana |
Class 2 | abajana | abangebajana | bajana | ababajana |
Class 3 | omjana | ongemjana | mjana | awumjana |
Class 4 | emijana | engemijana | mijana | ayimijana |
Class 5 | elijana | elingelijana | lijana | alilijana |
Class 6 | amajana | angemajana | majana | awamajana |
Class 7 | esijana | esingesijana | sijana | asisijana |
Class 8 | ezinjana | ezingezinjana | zinjana | azizinjana |
Class 9 | enjana | engenjana, engeyinjana | injana, yinjana | ayiyinjana |
Class 10 | ezinjana | ezingezinjana | zinjana | azizinjana |
Class 11 | olujana | olungelujana | lujana | alulujana |
Class 14 | obujana | obungebujana | bujana | abubujana |
Class 15 | okujana | okungekujana | kujana | akukujana |
Class 17 | okujana | okungekujana | kujana | akukujana |
References
C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-jana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-jana”
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