जान

जान

See also: जानु

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːn/, [d͡ʒä̃ːn̪]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian جان‎ (jân).

Noun

जान • (jān) f (Urdu spelling جان‎)

1. life, soul

   दंगे में कई जानें गईं। ― daṅge mẽ kaī jānẽ gaī̃. ― Many lives were lost in the riot.

   Synonyms: प्राण (prāṇ), आत्मा (ātmā)

2. spirit, vitality, stamina

   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.

   Synonyms: ऊर्जा (ūrjā), शक्ति (śakti)

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

• जानू (jānū)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

जान • (jān) f (Urdu spelling جان‎)

1. knowledge

   मेरी जान में, ऐसा नहीं था।

   merī jān mẽ, aisā nahī̃ thā.

   To my knowledge, it was not so.

   Synonym: ज्ञान (gyān)

Declension

Declension of जान (fem cons-stem)

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

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬚᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• জান (Assamese script)
• জান (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌜𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• જાન (Gujarati script)
• ਜਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦗꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• ជាន (Khmer script)
• ಜಾನ (Kannada script)
• ຊານ (Lao script)
• ജാന (Malayalam script)
• 𑘕𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡯᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဇာန (Burmese script)
• 𑦵𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଜାନ (Oriya script)
• ꢙꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ජාන (Sinhalese script)
• జాన (Telugu script)
• ชาน (Thai script)
• ཛཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the root जन् (jan).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑ́ː.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

जान • (jā́na) 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

• Monier Williams (1899), “जान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 418.