जननी

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जननी (jananī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒən.niː/, [d͡ʒɐ̃n.niː]

Noun

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जननी (jannīf

  1. (rare or figurative) mother; cause, source
    आवश्यकता आविष्कार की जननी है।
    āvaśyaktā āviṣkār kī jannī hai.
    Necessity is the mother of invention.

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From the root जन् (jan, to give birth), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (to beget).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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जननी (jananī) stemf

  1. a mother
    Synonyms: मातृ (mātṛ), अम्बा (ambā), अम्बिका (ambikā), अम्बालिका (ambālikā)

Declension

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Feminine ī-stem declension of जननी (jananī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जननी
jananī
जनन्यौ / जननी¹
jananyau / jananī¹
जनन्यः / जननीः¹
jananyaḥ / jananīḥ¹
Vocative जननि
janani
जनन्यौ / जननी¹
jananyau / jananī¹
जनन्यः / जननीः¹
jananyaḥ / jananīḥ¹
Accusative जननीम्
jananīm
जनन्यौ / जननी¹
jananyau / jananī¹
जननीः
jananīḥ
Instrumental जनन्या
jananyā
जननीभ्याम्
jananībhyām
जननीभिः
jananībhiḥ
Dative जनन्यै
jananyai
जननीभ्याम्
jananībhyām
जननीभ्यः
jananībhyaḥ
Ablative जनन्याः / जनन्यै²
jananyāḥ / jananyai²
जननीभ्याम्
jananībhyām
जननीभ्यः
jananībhyaḥ
Genitive जनन्याः / जनन्यै²
jananyāḥ / jananyai²
जनन्योः
jananyoḥ
जननीनाम्
jananīnām
Locative जनन्याम्
jananyām
जनन्योः
jananyoḥ
जननीषु
jananīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

References

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  • Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899