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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian جان (jān), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Cognate with Sanskrit व्यान (vyāna). Compare Assamese জান (zan), Bengali জান (jan), Punjabi ਜਾਨ (jān).
Noun
जान • (jān) f (Urdu spelling جان)
- life, soul
- Synonyms: प्राण (prāṇ), आत्मा (ātmā)
दंगे में कई जानें गईं।- daṅge mẽ kaī jānẽ gaī̃.
- Many lives were lost in the riot.
- spirit, vitality, stamina
- Synonyms: ऊर्जा (ūrjā), शक्ति (śakti)
मैं थक गया, और अब मुझ में जान नहीं है।- ma͠i thak gayā, aur ab mujh mẽ jān nahī̃ hai.
- I am tired, and there is no spirit left in me.
Declension
Declension of जान (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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जान
jān
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जानें
jānẽ
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| oblique
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जान
jān
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जानों
jānõ
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| vocative
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जान
jān
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जानो
jāno
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna). Doublet of ज्ञान (jñān).
Noun
जान • (jān) f (Urdu spelling جان)
- knowledge
- Synonym: ज्ञान (jñān)
मेरी जान में, ऐसा नहीं था।- merī jān mẽ, aisā nahī̃ thā.
- To my knowledge, it was not so.
Declension
Declension of जान (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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जान
jān
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जानें
jānẽ
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| oblique
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जान
jān
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जानों
jānõ
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| vocative
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जान
jān
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जानो
jāno
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Verb
जान • (jān)
- inflection of जानना (jānnā):
- stem
- second-person singular intimate present imperative
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- জান (Assamese script)
- ᬚᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
- জান (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ဇာန (Burmese script)
- જાન (Gujarati script)
- ਜਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಜಾನ (Kannada script)
- ជាន (Khmer script)
- ຊານ (Lao script)
- ജാന (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᠠ᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଜାନ (Odia script)
- ꢙꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ජාන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
- ஜாந (Tamil script)
- జాన (Telugu script)
- ชาน (Thai script)
- ཛཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root जन् (jan).
Pronunciation
Noun
जान • (jā́na) stem, n
- birth, origin, birthplace
Declension
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