जमाई
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀼𑀅 (jāmādua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Compare Punjabi ਜਮਾਈ (jamāī), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Nepali ज्वाइँ (jwāĩ), Assamese জোঁৱাই (zü̃ai), Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Konkani जांवंय. Doublet of दामाद (dāmād) and जामाता (jāmātā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.mɑː.iː/, [d͡ʒə.mäː.iː]
Noun
जमाई • (jamāī) m (Urdu spelling جمائی)
- son-in-law
- Synonym: दामाद (dāmād)
Declension
Declension of जमाई (masc ind ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जमाई jamāī | जमाई jamāī |
| oblique | जमाई jamāī | जमाइयों jamāiyõ |
| vocative | जमाई jamāī | जमाइयो jamāiyo |
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “जमाई”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जमाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “जमाई”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Old Gujarati
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀼𑀅 (jāmādua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit जमातृ (jamātṛ) or जमातृक (jamātṛka). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘕𑘰𑘪𑘰𑘃 (jāvāī).
Noun
जमाई • (jamāī) ?
- son-in-law
Descendants
- Gujarati: જમાઈ (jamāī)
- Marwari: जमाई (jamāī)