जनि

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Braj

Etymology

From Sanskrit यथा (yathā na). Equivalent in function to Hindi मत (mat).

Particle

जनि (jani)

  1. do not

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

The sense woman is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHiš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (woman). Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬇𐬥𐬌 (jə̄ni), 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌 (jaini, woman), Persian زن (zan), Central Kurdish ژن (jin), Ancient Greek γῠνή (gunḗ) (whence English gyno-), English queen. Doublet of ग्ना (gnā́).

The sense birth, which has been conflated with the word for woman, is from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (to give birth), whence also जन (jana, people), जनस् (janas, race), जनिमन् (janiman, birth), etc.

Pronunciation

Noun

जनि (jáni) stemf

  1. woman, wife
  2. birth, production
  3. (botany) a kind of fragrant plant
  4. mother
  5. birth, i.e. life
  6. birthplace

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of जनि (jáni)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जनिः
jániḥ
जनी
jánī
जनयः
jánayaḥ
Vocative जने
jáne
जनी
jánī
जनयः
jánayaḥ
Accusative जनिम्
jánim
जनी
jánī
जनीः
jánīḥ
Instrumental जन्या / जनी¹
jányā / jánī¹
जनिभ्याम्
jánibhyām
जनिभिः
jánibhiḥ
Dative जनये / जन्यै² / जनी¹
jánaye / jányai² / jánī¹
जनिभ्याम्
jánibhyām
जनिभ्यः
jánibhyaḥ
Ablative जनेः / जन्याः² / जन्यै³
jáneḥ / jányāḥ² / jányai³
जनिभ्याम्
jánibhyām
जनिभ्यः
jánibhyaḥ
Genitive जन्युर्
jányur
जन्योः
jányoḥ
जनीनाम्
jánīnām
Locative जनौ / जन्याम्² / जना¹
jánau / jányām² / jánā¹
जन्योः
jányoḥ
जनिषु
jániṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

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