Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
जरा. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
जरा, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
जरा in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
जरा you have here. The definition of the word
जरा will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
जरा, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hindi
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit जरा (jarā), from the root जॄ (jṝ), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-.
Pronunciation
Noun
जरा • (jarā) f
- infirmity
- senility
- decrepitude
Declension
Declension of जरा (fem ā-stem)
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| direct
|
जरा
jarā
|
जराएँ
jarāẽ
|
| oblique
|
जरा
jarā
|
जराओं
jarāõ
|
| vocative
|
जरा
jarā
|
जराओ
jarāo
|
- जरा-ग्रस्त (jarā-grast, “assailed by age, infirm”)
- जरा-जीर्ण (jarā-jīrṇ, “made frail by age”)
- जरातुर (jarātur, “afflicted by age, decrepit, senile”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /zə.ɾɑː/, , /d͡ʒə.ɾɑː/,
Determiner
जरा • (jarā)
- nuqtaless form of ज़रा (zarā)
Adverb
जरा • (jarā)
- nuqtaless form of ज़रा (zarā)
References
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Phonetic Devanagari: जरा
Noun
जरा • (jarā)
- root (of plants, nails, teeth)
- source, main cause
References
- “जरा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जरा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Pali
Alternative scripts
- jarā (Latin script)
- 𑀚𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- জরা (Bengali script)
- ජරා (Sinhalese script)
- ဇရာ or ၹရႃ (Burmese script)
- ชรา or ชะรา (Thai script)
- ᨩᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ຊຣາ or ຊະຣາ (Lao script)
- ជរា (Khmer script)
- 𑄎𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)
Adjective
जरा
- Devanagari script form of jarā, ablative singular masculine/neuter and nominative/vocative plural masculine of जर (jara, “old”)
- Devanagari script form of jarā, nominative singular feminine and nominative/vocative/accusative plural feminine of जर (jara, “old”)
Noun
जरा f
- Devanagari script form of jarā (“old age”)
Declension
Declension table of "जरा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|
| Nominative (first) | जरा (jarā) | जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā) |
| Accusative (second) | जरं (jaraṃ) | जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā) |
| Instrumental (third) | जराय (jarāya) | जराहि (jarāhi) or जराभि (jarābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | जराय (jarāya) | जरानं (jarānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | जराय (jarāya) | जराहि (jarāhi) or जराभि (jarābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | जराय (jarāya) | जरानं (jarānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | जराय (jarāya) or जरायं (jarāyaṃ) | जरासु (jarāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | जरे (jare) | जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
- জৰা (Assamese script)
- ᬚᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
- জরা (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဇရာ (Burmese script)
- જરા (Gujarati script)
- ਜਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಜರಾ (Kannada script)
- ជរា (Khmer script)
- ຊຣາ (Lao script)
- ജരാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠠᠷᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଜରା (Odia script)
- ꢙꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ජරා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஜரா (Tamil script)
- జరా (Telugu script)
- ชรา (Thai script)
- ཛ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-. Cognate with Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”).
Pronunciation
Noun
जरा • (jarā) stem, f (root जॄ)
- old age
Declension
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “jarā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.