Urdu

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ज्योति (jyoti). Doublet of جوت (jot), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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جیوتی (jyotif (Hindi spelling ज्योति) (rare)

  1. light, shine, lustre
  2. vision, sight

Declension

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Declension of جیوتی
singular plural
direct جیوتی (jyotī) جیوتِیاں (jyotiyā̃)
oblique جیوتی (jyotī) جیوتِیوں (jyotiyō̃)
vocative جیوتی (jyotī) جیوتِیو (jyotiyō)

References

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  • جیوتی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “jyoti”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.