जनपद

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जनपद (janápada).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒən.pəd̪/,

Noun

जनपद (janpadm

  1. district
    Synonym: ज़िला (zilā)

Declension

Derived terms

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

जनपद m

  1. Devanagari script form of janapada (“country”)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From जन (jana, people) +‎ पद (pada, foot), literally foothold of the people.

Pronunciation

Noun

जनपद (janápada) stemm

  1. a community, nation, people (as opposed to the sovereign)
  2. an empire, inhabited country
  3. mankind

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of जनपद (janapada)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जनपदः
janapadaḥ
जनपदौ / जनपदा¹
janapadau / janapadā¹
जनपदाः / जनपदासः¹
janapadāḥ / janapadāsaḥ¹
Vocative जनपद
janapada
जनपदौ / जनपदा¹
janapadau / janapadā¹
जनपदाः / जनपदासः¹
janapadāḥ / janapadāsaḥ¹
Accusative जनपदम्
janapadam
जनपदौ / जनपदा¹
janapadau / janapadā¹
जनपदान्
janapadān
Instrumental जनपदेन
janapadena
जनपदाभ्याम्
janapadābhyām
जनपदैः / जनपदेभिः¹
janapadaiḥ / janapadebhiḥ¹
Dative जनपदाय
janapadāya
जनपदाभ्याम्
janapadābhyām
जनपदेभ्यः
janapadebhyaḥ
Ablative जनपदात्
janapadāt
जनपदाभ्याम्
janapadābhyām
जनपदेभ्यः
janapadebhyaḥ
Genitive जनपदस्य
janapadasya
जनपदयोः
janapadayoḥ
जनपदानाम्
janapadānām
Locative जनपदे
janapade
जनपदयोः
janapadayoḥ
जनपदेषु
janapadeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “janapada”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.