जनि
Braj
Etymology
From Sanskrit यथा न (yathā na). Equivalent in function to Hindi मत (mat).
Particle
जनि (jani)
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHiš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷen- (“woman”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬇𐬥𐬌 (jə̄ni), 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌 (jaini, “woman”), Persian زن (zan), Ancient Greek γῠνή (gunḗ), Baluchi جن (jan), Russian жена́ (žená), English quean. Compare also English gyno-, an Ancient Greek borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
जनि • (jáni) f
- woman, wife
- birth, production
- (botany) a kind of fragrant plant
- mother
- birth, i.e. life
- birthplace
Declension
| Feminine i-stem declension of जनि (jáni) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | जनिः jániḥ |
जनी jánī |
जनयः jánayaḥ |
| Vocative | जने jáne |
जनी jánī |
जनयः jánayaḥ |
| Accusative | जनिम् jánim |
जनी jánī |
जनीः jánīḥ |
| Instrumental | जन्या jányā |
जनिभ्याम् jánibhyām |
जनिभिः jánibhiḥ |
| Dative | जनये / जन्ये¹ / जन्यै² jánaye / jánye¹ / jányai² |
जनिभ्याम् jánibhyām |
जनिभ्यः jánibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | जनेः / जन्याः² jáneḥ / jányāḥ² |
जनिभ्याम् jánibhyām |
जनिभ्यः jánibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | जन्युर् jányur |
जन्योः jányoḥ |
जनीनाम् jánīnām |
| Locative | जनौ / जन्याम्² jánau / jányām² |
जन्योः jányoḥ |
जनिषु jániṣu |
| Notes |
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References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 411
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