जण

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Apabhramsa

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡 (jaṇa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀚𑀦 (jana), from Sanskrit जन॑ (jána), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os, from *ǵenh₁- + *-os.

    Noun

    जण (jaṇam

    1. person
      • c. 1020, Vir, Jambu-Sami-Chariu 9.15.4-5:
        करमि अकम्मु सिट्ठ-जण-दूसिउ मंदिरु तं न जं न मइँ मूसिउ ।
        तेरउ एक्क नवर न निहेलणु चोरमि अज्जु तं पि पेरिउ मणु ।
        karami akammu siṭṭha-jaṇa-dūsiu maṃdiru taṃ na jaṃ na maïm̐ mūsiu.
        teraü ekka navara na nihelaṇu corami ajju taṃ pi periu maṇu.
        I commit misdeeds that are condemned by civilised people. There is no house that I have not looted from.
        In fact, your house is the only one that I have not looted yet, so I am tempted to rob it today.

    Declension

    Declension of जण (masculine)
    singular plural
    Nominative जणु (jaṇu) जण (jaṇa)
    Accusative जणु (jaṇu) जण (jaṇa)
    Instrumental जणें (jaṇeṃ) or जणेणं (jaṇeṇaṃ) or जणेण (jaṇeṇa) जण (jaṇa) or जणेहिं (jaṇehiṃ)
    Dative जणहो (jaṇaho) or जणसु (jaṇasu) or जणस्सु (jaṇassu) जणहं (jaṇahaṃ)
    Ablative जणहे (jaṇahe) or जणहु (jaṇahu) जणहुं (jaṇahuṃ)
    Genitive जणहो (jaṇaho) or जणसु (jaṇasu) or जणस्सु (jaṇassu) जणहं (jaṇahaṃ) or जणाणं (jaṇāṇaṃ) or जणाण (jaṇāṇa)
    Locative जणि (jaṇi) or जणे (jaṇe) जणहिं (jaṇahiṃ)
    Vocative जण (jaṇa) जणहो (jaṇaho)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Shahmukhi script: جَن (jan)
        Gurmukhi script: ਜਨ (jan)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Marathi:
        Devanagari script: जण (jaṇa)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    Old Gujarati

    Etymology

      Inherited from Apabhramsa जण (jaṇa), from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡 (jaṇa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀚𑀦 (jana), from Sanskrit जन॑ (jána), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os, from *ǵenh₁- + *-os.

      Noun

      जण (jaṇam

      1. man, person

      Descendants

      Prakrit

      Noun

      जण (jaṇam

      1. Devanagari script form of 𑀚𑀡

      Declension

      Maharastri declension of जण (masculine)
      singular plural
      Nominative जणो (jaṇo) जणा (jaṇā)
      Accusative जणं (jaṇaṃ) जणे (jaṇe) or जणा (jaṇā)
      Instrumental जणेण (jaṇeṇa) or जणेणं (jaṇeṇaṃ) जणेहि (jaṇehi) or जणेहिं (jaṇehiṃ)
      Dative जणाअ (jaṇāa)
      Ablative जणाओ (jaṇāo) or जणाउ (jaṇāu) or जणा (jaṇā) or जणाहि (jaṇāhi) or जणाहिंतो (jaṇāhiṃto)
      Genitive जणस्स (jaṇassa) जणाण (jaṇāṇa) or जणाणं (jaṇāṇaṃ)
      Locative जणम्मि (jaṇammi) or जणे (jaṇe) जणेसु (jaṇesu) or जणेसुं (jaṇesuṃ)
      Vocative जण (jaṇa) or जणा (jaṇā) जणा (jaṇā)