জানা

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See also: জান, জুন, and -জন

Assamese

Assamese verb set
জানা (zana)
জনোৱা (zonüa)
জনোওৱা (zonüüa)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जानाति (jānāti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (to know). Cognate with Sylheti ꠎꠣꠘꠣ (zana).

Pronunciation

Adjective

জানা (zana) (Central Standard)

  1. known

Verb

জানা (zana) (Central Standard)

  1. to know
    মই তোমাৰ কথা সকলো জানোঁmoi tümar kotha xokolü zanü̃.I know everything about you.

Conjugation

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Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati), from Sanskrit जानाति (jānāti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (to know), whence also English can, cunning, know. Doublet of জ্ঞান (gên), প্রজ্ঞা (projna), বিজ্ঞ (bijno), বিজ্ঞান (biggên), অজ্ঞ (ojno), অজ্ঞান (oggên), সংজ্ঞা (śoṅjna), and প্রজ্ঞান (proggên).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒana/,
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑana/,
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: জা‧না

Verb

জানা (jana)

  1. to know
    আমি জানি সে কোথা থেকে.
    ami jani śe kōtha theke.
    I know where he/she is from.
    আমি খালি জানতে চাই এটা কিভাবে বলে.
    ami khali janote cai eṭa kibhabe bole.
    I just want to know how to say this.

Usage notes

Though both জানা (jana) and চেনা (cena) can be translated to English as "to know", the verb জানা (jana) is used for factual knowledge and skills, while চেনা (cena) is used for familiarity with people or places.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Adjective

জানা (jana) (comparative আরও জানা, superlative সবচেয়ে জানা)

  1. known
    এ তো জানা কথা।
    e tō jana kotha.
    This is a known fact.

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