जरा
Hindi edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit जरा (jarā), from the root जॄ (jṝ), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
जरा • (jarā) f
Declension edit
Declension of जरा (fem ā-stem)
Related terms edit
- जरा-ग्रस्त (jarā-grast, “assailed by age, infirm”)
- जरा-जीर्ण (jarā-jīrṇ, “made frail by age”)
- जरातुर (jarātur, “afflicted by age, decrepit, senile”)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
जरा • (jarā)
Adverb edit
जरा • (jarā)
References edit
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali edit
Alternative forms edit
- जरो (jaro)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
जरा • (jarā)
References edit
- “जरा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जरा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Adjective edit
जरा
- Devanagari script form of jarā, ablative singular masculine/neuter and nominative/vocative plural masculine of जर (jara, “old”)
- Devanagari script form of jarā, nominative singular feminine and nominative/vocative/accusative plural feminine of जर (jara, “old”)
Noun edit
जरा f
- Devanagari script form of jarā (“old age”)
Declension edit
Declension table of "जरा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | जरा (jarā) | जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā) |
| Accusative (second) | जरं (jaraṃ) | जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā) |
| Instrumental (third) | जराय (jarāya) | जराहि (jarāhi) or जराभि (jarābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | जराय (jarāya) | जरानं (jarānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | जराय (jarāya) | जराहि (jarāhi) or जराभि (jarābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | जराय (jarāya) | जरानं (jarānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | जराय (jarāya) or जरायं (jarāyaṃ) | जरासु (jarāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | जरे (jare) | जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā) |
Sanskrit edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative scripts
- জৰা (Assamese script)
- ᬚᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
- জরা (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဇရာ (Burmese script)
- જરા (Gujarati script)
- ਜਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಜರಾ (Kannada script)
- ជរា (Khmer script)
- ຊຣາ (Lao script)
- ജരാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠠᠷᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଜରା (Odia script)
- ꢙꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ජරා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஜரா (Tamil script)
- జరా (Telugu script)
- ชรา (Thai script)
- ཛ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-. Cognate with Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
जरा • (jarā) stem, f (root जॄ)
Declension edit
| Feminine ā-stem declension of जरा (jarā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | जरा jarā |
जरे jare |
जराः jarāḥ |
| Vocative | जरे jare |
जरे jare |
जराः jarāḥ |
| Accusative | जराम् jarām |
जरे jare |
जराः jarāḥ |
| Instrumental | जरया / जरा¹ jarayā / jarā¹ |
जराभ्याम् jarābhyām |
जराभिः jarābhiḥ |
| Dative | जरायै jarāyai |
जराभ्याम् jarābhyām |
जराभ्यः jarābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | जरायाः / जरायै² jarāyāḥ / jarāyai² |
जराभ्याम् jarābhyām |
जराभ्यः jarābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | जरायाः / जरायै² jarāyāḥ / jarāyai² |
जरयोः jarayoḥ |
जराणाम् jarāṇām |
| Locative | जरायाम् jarāyām |
जरयोः jarayoḥ |
जरासु jarāsu |
| Notes |
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Further reading edit
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “jarā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.