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Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪn/,
Etymology 1
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Pronoun
जिन • (jin) (Urdu spelling جن)
- oblique plural of जो (jo, “whoever, whichever”)
जिन लोगों को आना हैं, आ सकते हैं- jin logõ ko ānā ha͠i, ā sakte ha͠i
- Whoever wants to come, can come.
Etymology 2
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Noun
जिन • (jin) m
- a chief saint of the Jains (a Tirthankara); a Buddha
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जिन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जिन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “जिन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जिन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- জিন (Assamese script)
- ᬚᬶᬦ (Balinese script)
- জিন (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰰𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀺𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ဇိန (Burmese script)
- જિન (Gujarati script)
- ਜਿਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑌿𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦶꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂱𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಜಿನ (Kannada script)
- ជិន (Khmer script)
- ຊິນ (Lao script)
- ജിന (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘱𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧒𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐶𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଜିନ (Odia script)
- ꢙꢶꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆴𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖰𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ජින (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣𑩑𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚮𑚝 (Takri script)
- ஜிந (Tamil script)
- జిన (Telugu script)
- ชิน (Thai script)
- ཛི་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒱𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑨁𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From root जि (ji) (to conquer).
Pronunciation
Noun
जिन • (jina) stem, m
- (Jainism) Jina, Arihant