जव

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Marathi

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘄 (jau), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀯 (java), from Sanskrit यव (yáva). Compare Hindustani جَو (jau) / जौ (jau), Gujarati જવ (jav), Punjabi ਜੌਂ (jaũ) / جوں (joṉ).

Pronunciation

Noun

जव (javm

  1. barley

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “जव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “जव”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 603

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

जव m

  1. Devanagari script form of java

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root जू ().

Pronunciation

Noun

जव (jáva) stemm

  1. speed, velocity, swiftness
  2. haste, hurry
  3. impulse of the mind (Vedic, only in the plural)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.71.8:
      हृदा तष्टेषु मनसो जवेषु
      hr̥dā́ taṣṭéṣu mánaso javéṣu

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of जव (jáva)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जवः
jávaḥ
जवौ / जवा¹
jávau / jávā¹
जवाः / जवासः¹
jávāḥ / jávāsaḥ¹
Vocative जव
jáva
जवौ / जवा¹
jávau / jávā¹
जवाः / जवासः¹
jávāḥ / jávāsaḥ¹
Accusative जवम्
jávam
जवौ / जवा¹
jávau / jávā¹
जवान्
jávān
Instrumental जवेन
jávena
जवाभ्याम्
jávābhyām
जवैः / जवेभिः¹
jávaiḥ / jávebhiḥ¹
Dative जवाय
jávāya
जवाभ्याम्
jávābhyām
जवेभ्यः
jávebhyaḥ
Ablative जवात्
jávāt
जवाभ्याम्
jávābhyām
जवेभ्यः
jávebhyaḥ
Genitive जवस्य
jávasya
जवयोः
jávayoḥ
जवानाम्
jávānām
Locative जवे
jáve
जवयोः
jávayoḥ
जवेषु
jáveṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Tamil: சவம் (cavam)
  • Pali: java

Adjective

जव (jáva)

  1. swift, fast