جنتا

جنتا

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जनता (janatā), likely influenced by Hindi जनता (jantā). Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, give birth”). Compare Spanish gente.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒən.t̪ɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

جَنْتا • (jantā) f (Hindi spelling जनता)

1. people, public, common folk

   Synonym: عوام‎ (’avām)

Declension

Declension of جنتا
	singular	plural
direct	جنتا‎ (jantā)	جنتائیں‎ (jantāẽ)
oblique	جنتا‎ (jantā)	جنتاؤں‎ (jantāõ)
vocative	جنتا‎ (jantā)	جنتاؤ‎ (jantāo)

References

• “جنتا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “جنتا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.