जान

See also: जानु and जाण

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑːn/, [d͡ʒä̃ːn]

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)

  1. life, soul
    Synonyms: प्राण (prāṇ), आत्मा (ātmā)
    दंगे में कई जानें गईं। ― daṅge mẽ kaī jānẽ gaī̃. ― Many lives were lost in the riot.
  2. 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)
singular plural
direct जान
jān		 जानें
jānẽ
oblique जान
jān		 जानों
jānõ
vocative जान
jān		 जानो
jāno
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna). Doublet of ज्ञान (jñān).

Noun

जान • (jān) f (Urdu spelling جان)

  1. 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)
singular plural
direct जान
jān		 जानें
jānẽ
oblique जान
jān		 जानों
jānõ
vocative जान
jān		 जानो
jāno

Verb

जान • (jān)

  1. inflection of जानना (jānnā):
    1. stem
    2. 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

  1. birth, origin, birthplace

Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of जान (jā́na)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जानम्
jā́nam		 जाने
jā́ne		 जानानि / जाना¹
jā́nāni / jā́nā¹
Vocative जान
jā́na		 जाने
jā́ne		 जानानि / जाना¹
jā́nāni / jā́nā¹
Accusative जानम्
jā́nam		 जाने
jā́ne		 जानानि / जाना¹
jā́nāni / jā́nā¹
Instrumental जानेन
jā́nena		 जानाभ्याम्
jā́nābhyām		 जानैः / जानेभिः¹
jā́naiḥ / jā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative जानाय
jā́nāya		 जानाभ्याम्
jā́nābhyām		 जानेभ्यः
jā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative जानात्
jā́nāt		 जानाभ्याम्
jā́nābhyām		 जानेभ्यः
jā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive जानस्य
jā́nasya		 जानयोः
jā́nayoḥ		 जानानाम्
jā́nānām
Locative जाने
jā́ne		 जानयोः
jā́nayoḥ		 जानेषु
jā́neṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References
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