जस

See also: जसु, जिस, जूस, जैसा, जैसे, and जोसी

Awadhi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀲 (jārisa), from Sanskrit यादृश (yādṛśa).

Adverb

जस (jas)

1. so, just as

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

Noun

जस (jas) m

1. glory
   • 16th century, Goswami Tulsidas, Hanumān Cālīsā :

     सहस बदन तुम्हरो जस गावैं।
     अस कहि श्री-पति कंठ लगावैं॥

     sahas badan tumharo jas gāva͠i.
     as kahi śrī-pati kaṇṭh lagāva͠i.

     "A thousand mouths sing thy glories": saying thus, Rāma embraced thee.

Further reading

• Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 719, column 1.
• डॉ॰ सूर्यप्रसाद दीक्षित [Suryaprasad Dikshit], डॉ॰ सजीवनलाल यादव [Sajeevanlal Yadav] (1996) अवधी शब्द-कोश [Awadhi Dictionary] (in Hindi), लखनऊ [Lucknow]: विश्वविद्यालय हिन्दी प्रकाशन, लखनऊ विश्वविद्यालय [Vishwavidyalaya Hindi Prakashan, University of Lucknow], page 61, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yādrśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 605

Bundeli

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi जस (jasa), from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

Noun

जस (jas) m

1. fame, glory, praise, eulogy

Further reading

• रमेश गुप्त [Ramesh Gupt] (2011) “जस”, in श्रीराम तिवारी [Shriram Tiwari], अशोक मिश्र [Ashok Mishra], editors, बुन्देली - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Bundeli - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: संस्कृति संचालनालय, माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Sanskriti Sanchalanalaya, Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, ज, page 118, column 2.
• डॉ॰ सरोज गुप्ता [Dr. Saroj Gupta] (2016) “जस”, in प्रामाणिक वृहद बुन्देली शब्द कोश [Authoritative and Extensive Bundeli Dictionary] (in Hindi), ७२१—७२२, इन्दिरा भवन, लखनऊ (उ॰प्र॰) [721—722, Indira Bhavan, Lucknow (U.P.)]: उत्तर प्रदेश भाषा संस्थान [Uttar Pradesh Bhasha Sansthan], page 153, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604

Chhattisgarhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

Noun

जस (jas)

1. fame, glory, praise

Further reading

• डॉ॰ गीतेश अमरोहित [Dr Gitesh Amrohit] (2015) “जस”, in मानक छत्तीसगढ़ी शब्दकोश [Standard Chhattisgarhi Dictionary] (in Hindi), अमीनपारा चौक, पुरानी बस्ती, रायपुर [Aminpara Chowk, Purani Basti, Raipur]: वैभव प्रकाशन [Vaibhav Prakashan], →ISBN, page 127.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 127

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi जस (jasa), from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəs/, [d͡ʒɐs]
• Hyphenation: जस
• Rhymes: -əs

Noun

जस • (jas) m (Urdu spelling جَس)

1. (dated) glory

Declension

Declension of जस (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जस jas	जस jas
oblique	जस jas	जसों jasõ
vocative	जस jas	जसो jaso

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 628
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जस”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2992
• Platts, John T. (1884) “जस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 302
• “जस”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604

Malvi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀤𑀺𑀲 (jādisa), from Sanskrit यादृश (yādṛśa).

Adverb

जस (jas)

1. so, just as

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

Noun

जस (jas) m

1. fame, glory

Further reading

• डॉ॰ भगवतीलाल राजपुरोहित [Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit], डॉ॰ प्रह्लाद चन्द्र जोशी [Prahlad Chandra Joshi] (2010) “जस”, in मालवी - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Malvi - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, ज, page 126, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yādrśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 605

Old Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ). Cognate with Old Braj जस (jas), Old Awadhi जस (jas), Old Punjabi ਜਸੁ (jasu), Old Gujarati जस (jasa).

Noun

जस (jasa) m

1. praise, eulogy
   • c. 1270 – 1350, Nāmdev, Padāvalī 113.1:

     कासीपुरी मंझि गौरापति अहिनिसि सदा पुकारै॥
     कीट पतंग सुनत गति पावै गोबिंद जस बिस्तारै॥

     kāsīpurī maṃjhi gaurāpati ahinisi sadā pukārai.
     kīṭa pataṃga sunata gati pāvai gobiṃda jasa bistārai.

     Day and night Śiva sings Rām in holy Banāras.
     Even bugs and moths are redeemed as they hear it. And spread the glory Govind.

   • c. 1420, Kabīr, Kabīr Vāṇī 448.0:

     […] मानूं अठ-सिधि नवनि ताकै। हर्षि हरषि जस बोलै॥

     […] mānū̃ aṭha sidhi navani tākai harṣi haraṣi jasa bolai.

     […] as if eight siddhis, nine treasures [were contained] in his joy, rejoicing he sings the praise [of God].

Derived terms

• जस बोलना (jasa bolanā, “to sing praises”)

Descendants

• Old Braj: जस (jas)
  • Braj: जस (jas)
• Bundeli: जस (jas)
• Hindustani: jas

  Hindi: जस

  Urdu: جَس (jas)

Further reading

• Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 719, column 1.
• Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 533
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604

Prakrit

Noun

जस (jasa)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀚𑀲 (“fame, glory”)