जननी
See also: जुनून, जानना, जनन, and जिन्न
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit जननी (jananī), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒən.niː/
Noun
जननी • (jannī) f
- (rare or figuratively) mother; cause, source
- सुस्ती आविष्कार की जननी है।
- sustī āviṣkār kī jannī hai.
- Laziness is the mother of invention.
Declension
| Declension of जननी | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | जननी (jannī) | जननियाँ (janniyā̃) |
| Oblique | जननी (jannī) | जननियों (janniyõ) |
| Vocative | जननी (jannī) | जननियो (janniyo) |
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”).
Noun
जननी • (jananī) f
- a mother
- Synonyms: मातृ (mātṛ), नना (nanā)
Declension
| Feminine ī-stem declension of जननी | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | जननी (jananī) | ||
| Gen. sg. | जनन्याः (jananyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | जननी (jananī) | जनन्यौ (jananyau) | जनन्यः (jananyaḥ) |
| Vocative | जननि (janani) | जनन्यौ (jananyau) | जनन्यः (jananyaḥ) |
| Accusative | जननीम् (jananīm) | जनन्यौ (jananyau) | जननीः (jananīḥ) |
| Instrumental | जनन्या (jananyā) | जननीभ्याम् (jananībhyām) | जननीभिः (jananībhiḥ) |
| Dative | जनन्यै (jananyai) | जननीभ्याम् (jananībhyām) | जननीभ्यः (jananībhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | जनन्याः (jananyāḥ) | जननीभ्याम् (jananībhyām) | जननीभ्यः (jananībhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | जनन्याः (jananyāḥ) | जनन्योः (jananyoḥ) | जननीनाम् (jananīnām) |
| Locative | जनन्याम् (jananyām) | जनन्योः (jananyoḥ) | जननीषु (jananīṣu) |
References
- Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899