ज्ञान

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Hindi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna), from the root verb ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡjɑːn/,

Noun

ज्ञान • (jñān) m (Urdu spelling گیان)

  1. knowledge
    मुझे इसका कुछ भी ज्ञान नहीं है।
    mujhe iskā kuch bhī jñān nahī̃ hai.
    I have no knowledge of it at all.
    हमारा शिक्षक व्यापक ज्ञान की खान है।
    hamārā śikṣak vyāpak jñān kī khān hai.
    Our professor is a vast storehouse of general knowledge.
    गुरूजी, और ज्ञान बाटो!
    gurūjī, aur jñān bāṭo!
    Oh Guru, please enlighten us with knowledge! (sarcastic)

Declension

Declension of ज्ञान (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ज्ञान
jñān 		ज्ञान
jñān
oblique ज्ञान
jñān 		ज्ञानों
jñānõ
vocative ज्ञान
jñān 		ज्ञानो
jñāno

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ज्ञान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna), from the root verb ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”), Doublet of जाण (jāṇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑnan/
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Noun

ज्ञान • (jñān) n

  1. knowledge

Declension

Declension of ज्ञान (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular 		ज्ञान
jñān
direct
plural 		ज्ञाने, ज्ञानं
jñāne, jñāna
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		ज्ञान
jñān 		ज्ञाने, ज्ञानं
jñāne, jñāna
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		ज्ञाना
jñānā 		ज्ञानां-
jñānān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		ज्ञानाला
jñānālā 		ज्ञानांना
jñānānnā
ergative ज्ञानाने, ज्ञानानं
jñānāne, jñānāna 		ज्ञानांनी
jñānānnī
instrumental ज्ञानाशी
jñānāśī 		ज्ञानांशी
jñānānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		ज्ञानात
jñānāt 		ज्ञानांत
jñānāt
vocative
संबोधन 		ज्ञाना
jñānā 		ज्ञानांनो
jñānānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of ज्ञान (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		ज्ञानाचा
jñānāċā 		ज्ञानाचे
jñānāċe 		ज्ञानाची
jñānācī 		ज्ञानाच्या
jñānācā 		ज्ञानाचे, ज्ञानाचं
jñānāċe, jñānāċa 		ज्ञानाची
jñānācī 		ज्ञानाच्या
jñānācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		ज्ञानांचा
jñānānċā 		ज्ञानांचे
jñānānċe 		ज्ञानांची
jñānāñcī 		ज्ञानांच्या
jñānāncā 		ज्ञानांचे, ज्ञानांचं
jñānānċe, jñānānċa 		ज्ञानांची
jñānāñcī 		ज्ञानांच्या
jñānāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ज्ञान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

Pronunciation

Noun

ज्ञान • (gyān)

  1. knowledge, wisdom
  2. understanding
  3. intelligence

References

  • “ज्ञान”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “ज्ञान”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

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Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-
    Sanskrit ज्ञा (jñā)
    Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna)

    From the root ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) +‎ -अन (-ana).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ज्ञान • (jñā́na) stem, n

    1. knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, (esp.) the higher knowledge (in Buddhism, pure awareness free from conceptual constructs; in Hinduism, true knowledge of the Self's identity with the Ultimate Reality)
    2. "knowledge about anything cognizance" (compare ज्ञानतस् (jñānatas) and अज्ञान (ajñāna))
      ज्ञानाद् अज्ञानाद् वा ― jñānād ajñānād vā ― knowingly or ignorantly
    3. conscience
    4. = ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya)
    5. engaging in (+ genitive, e.g. सर्पिषस् (sarpiṣas, “in sacrifice with clarified butter”))
    6. name of a shakti

    Declension

    Neuter a-stem declension of ज्ञान (jñā́na)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ज्ञानम्
    jñā́nam     		ज्ञाने
    jñā́ne     		ज्ञानानि / ज्ञाना¹
    jñā́nāni / jñā́nā¹
    Vocative ज्ञान
    jñā́na     		ज्ञाने
    jñā́ne     		ज्ञानानि / ज्ञाना¹
    jñā́nāni / jñā́nā¹
    Accusative ज्ञानम्
    jñā́nam     		ज्ञाने
    jñā́ne     		ज्ञानानि / ज्ञाना¹
    jñā́nāni / jñā́nā¹
    Instrumental ज्ञानेन
    jñā́nena     		ज्ञानाभ्याम्
    jñā́nābhyām     		ज्ञानैः / ज्ञानेभिः¹
    jñā́naiḥ / jñā́nebhiḥ¹
    Dative ज्ञानाय
    jñā́nāya     		ज्ञानाभ्याम्
    jñā́nābhyām     		ज्ञानेभ्यः
    jñā́nebhyaḥ
    Ablative ज्ञानात्
    jñā́nāt     		ज्ञानाभ्याम्
    jñā́nābhyām     		ज्ञानेभ्यः
    jñā́nebhyaḥ
    Genitive ज्ञानस्य
    jñā́nasya     		ज्ञानयोः
    jñā́nayoḥ     		ज्ञानानाम्
    jñā́nānām
    Locative ज्ञाने
    jñā́ne     		ज्ञानयोः
    jñā́nayoḥ     		ज्ञानेषु
    jñā́neṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Derived terms

    Descendants

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