जस

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Awadhi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀲 (jārisa), from Sanskrit यादृश (yādṛśa).

Adverb

जस (jas)

  1. so, just as

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Awadhi 𑂔𑂮 (jasa), from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

Noun

जस (jasm

  1. glory

Further reading

  • Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 719, column 1.
  • Dr. Suryaprasad Dikshit, Dr. Sajeevanlal Yadav (1996) “जस”, in अवधी शब्द-कोश (in Hindi), Lucknow: Vishwavidyalaya Hindi Prakashan, University of Lucknow, page 61, column 1
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yādrśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 605

Bundeli

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi जस (jasa), from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

Noun

जस (jasm

  1. fame, glory, praise, eulogy

Further reading

  • रमेश गुप्त (2011) “जस”, in श्रीराम तिवारी , अशोक मिश्र , editors, बुन्देली - हिन्दी शब्दकोश (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल : संस्कृति संचालनालय, माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर , →ISBN, , page 118, column 2.
  • डॉ॰ सरोज गुप्ता (2016) “जस”, in प्रामाणिक वृहद बुन्देली शब्द कोश (in Hindi), ७२१—७२२, इन्दिरा भवन, लखनऊ (उ॰प्र॰) : उत्तर प्रदेश भाषा संस्थान , page 153, column 1.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604

Chhattisgarhi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Awadhi 𑂔𑂮 (jasa), from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

Noun

जस (jas)

  1. fame, glory, praise

Further reading

  • डॉ॰ गीतेश अमरोहित (2015) “जस”, in मानक छत्तीसगढ़ी शब्दकोश (in Hindi), अमीनपारा चौक, पुरानी बस्ती, रायपुर : वैभव प्रकाशन , →ISBN, page 127.
  • चंद्राकर, चंद्रकुमार (2012) “जस”, in वृहत् छत्तीसगढ़ी शब्दकोश (in Hindi), Raipur, Chhattisgarh: छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य हिंदी ग्रंथ अकादमी [Chhattisgarh Hindi Granth Academy], →ISBN, page 332, column 1.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 127

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi जस (jasa), from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáćas.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəs/,
  • Hyphenation: जस
  • Rhymes: -əs

Noun

जस (jasm (Urdu spelling جَس)

  1. (dated) glory

Declension

Further reading

Malvi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀤𑀺𑀲 (jādisa), from Sanskrit यादृश (yādṛśa).

Adverb

जस (jas)

  1. so, just as

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

Noun

जस (jasm

  1. fame, glory

Further reading

  • डॉ॰ भगवतीलाल राजपुरोहित , डॉ॰ प्रह्लाद चन्द्र जोशी (2010) “जस”, in मालवी - हिन्दी शब्दकोश (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल : माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर , →ISBN, , page 126, column 1.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yādrśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 605

Old Awadhi

Noun

जस (jasa)

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑂔𑂮 (glory)
    • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Hanumān Cālīsā :
      सहस बदन तुम्हरो जस गावैं ।
      अस कहि श्रीपति कंठ लगावैं ॥
      sahasa badana tumharo jasa gāvaiṃ.
      asa kahi śrīpati kaṃṭha lagāvaiṃ.
      /sahas badan tumharo jas gāva͠i .
      as kahi śrīpati kaṇṭh lagāva͠i .
      /
      “A thousand mouths sing thy glories”: saying thus, Rāma embraced thee.

Old Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ). Cognate with Old Braj जस (jas), Old Awadhi जस (jasa), Old Punjabi ਜਸੁ (jasu), Old Gujarati जस (jasa).

Noun

जस (jasam

  1. praise, eulogy
    • c. 1270 – 1350, Nāmdev, Padāvalī 113.1:
      कासीपुरी मंझि गौरापति अहिनिसि सदा पुकारै॥
      कीट पतंग सुनत गति पावै गोबिंद जस बिस्तारै॥
      kāsīpurī maṃjhi gaurāpati ahinisi sadā pukārai.
      kīṭa pataṃga sunata gati pāvai gobiṃda jasa bistārai.
      Day and night Śiva sings Rām in holy Banāras.
      Even bugs and moths are redeemed as they hear it. And spread the glory Govind.
    • c. 1420, Kabīr, Kabīr Vāṇī 448.0:
      मानूं अठ-सिधि नवनि ताकै। हर्षि हरषि जस बोलै॥
      mānū̃ aṭha sidhi navani tākai harṣi haraṣi jasa bolai.
      as if eight siddhis, nine treasures in his joy, rejoicing he sings the praise .

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Braj: जस (jas)
  • Bundeli: जस (jas)
  • Hindustani: jas
    Hindi: जस
    Urdu: جَس (jas)

Further reading

  • Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 719, column 1.
  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 533
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604

Prakrit

Noun

जस (jasa)

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑀚𑀲 (fame, glory)