-ज

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit (ja).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ज (-ja)

  1. born from, descended from
  2. produced by, caused by

Derived terms

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    From the root जन् (jan, to produce).

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -ज (-ja)

    1. born from, descended from
    2. produced by, caused by

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of -ज (-ja)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative -जः
    -jaḥ
    -जौ / -जा¹
    -jau / -jā¹
    -जाः / -जासः¹
    -jāḥ / -jāsaḥ¹
    Vocative -ज
    -ja
    -जौ / -जा¹
    -jau / -jā¹
    -जाः / -जासः¹
    -jāḥ / -jāsaḥ¹
    Accusative -जम्
    -jam
    -जौ / -जा¹
    -jau / -jā¹
    -जान्
    -jān
    Instrumental -जेन
    -jena
    -जाभ्याम्
    -jābhyām
    -जैः / -जेभिः¹
    -jaiḥ / -jebhiḥ¹
    Dative -जाय
    -jāya
    -जाभ्याम्
    -jābhyām
    -जेभ्यः
    -jebhyaḥ
    Ablative -जात्
    -jāt
    -जाभ्याम्
    -jābhyām
    -जेभ्यः
    -jebhyaḥ
    Genitive -जस्य
    -jasya
    -जयोः
    -jayoḥ
    -जानाम्
    -jānām
    Locative -जे
    -je
    -जयोः
    -jayoḥ
    -जेषु
    -jeṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    Feminine ā-stem declension of -जा (-jā)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative -जा
    -jā
    -जे
    -je
    -जाः
    -jāḥ
    Vocative -जे
    -je
    -जे
    -je
    -जाः
    -jāḥ
    Accusative -जाम्
    -jām
    -जे
    -je
    -जाः
    -jāḥ
    Instrumental -जया / -जा¹
    -jayā / -jā¹
    -जाभ्याम्
    -jābhyām
    -जाभिः
    -jābhiḥ
    Dative -जायै
    -jāyai
    -जाभ्याम्
    -jābhyām
    -जाभ्यः
    -jābhyaḥ
    Ablative -जायाः / -जायै²
    -jāyāḥ / -jāyai²
    -जाभ्याम्
    -jābhyām
    -जाभ्यः
    -jābhyaḥ
    Genitive -जायाः / -जायै²
    -jāyāḥ / -jāyai²
    -जयोः
    -jayoḥ
    -जानाम्
    -jānām
    Locative -जायाम्
    -jāyām
    -जयोः
    -jayoḥ
    -जासु
    -jāsu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas
    Neuter a-stem declension of -ज (-ja)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative -जम्
    -jam
    -जे
    -je
    -जानि / -जा¹
    -jāni / -jā¹
    Vocative -ज
    -ja
    -जे
    -je
    -जानि / -जा¹
    -jāni / -jā¹
    Accusative -जम्
    -jam
    -जे
    -je
    -जानि / -जा¹
    -jāni / -jā¹
    Instrumental -जेन
    -jena
    -जाभ्याम्
    -jābhyām
    -जैः / -जेभिः¹
    -jaiḥ / -jebhiḥ¹
    Dative -जाय
    -jāya
    -जाभ्याम्
    -jābhyām
    -जेभ्यः
    -jebhyaḥ
    Ablative -जात्
    -jāt
    -जाभ्याम्
    -jābhyām
    -जेभ्यः
    -jebhyaḥ
    Genitive -जस्य
    -jasya
    -जयोः
    -jayoḥ
    -जानाम्
    -jānām
    Locative -जे
    -je
    -जयोः
    -jayoḥ
    -जेषु
    -jeṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Derived terms