अज्ञान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अज्ञान (ajñāna).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

अज्ञान • (ajñān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اگیان)

1. ignorant; stupid; unwise; foolish; unaware

Derived terms

• अज्ञानपन (ajñānpan)

Noun

अज्ञान • (ajñān) m (Urdu spelling اگیان)

1. ignorance; stupidity

Declension

Declension of अज्ञान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अज्ञान ajñān	अज्ञान ajñān
oblique	अज्ञान ajñān	अज्ञानों ajñānõ
vocative	अज्ञान ajñān	अज्ञानो ajñāno

Synonyms

• अज्ञानपन (ajñānpan)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অজ্ঞান (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬚ᭄ᬜᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• অজ্ঞান (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰕𑰿𑰗𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀜𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• အဇ္ဉာန (Burmese script)
• અજ્ઞાન (Gujarati script)
• ਅਜ੍ਞਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦘꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂔𑂹𑂖𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಜ್ಞಾನ (Kannada script)
• អជ្ញាន (Khmer script)
• ອຊ຺ຎານ (Lao script)
• അജ്ഞാന (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡯᠨᡳᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠽᡛᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑦵𑧠𑦷𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐖𑑂𑐘𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଅଜ୍ଞାନ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢙ꣄ꢛꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆘𑇀𑆚𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖕𑖿𑖗𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• අඥාන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩣 𑪙𑩥𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚑𑚶𑚓𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
• அஜ்ஞாந (Tamil script)
• అజ్ఞాన (Telugu script)
• อชฺญาน (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཛྙཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒖𑓂𑒘𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨥𑩇𑨓𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

अ- (a-) +‎ ज्ञान (jñāna).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐd͡ʑ.ɲɑː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐd͡ʑˈɲɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

अज्ञान • (ajñāna) stem, n

1. ignorance, illusion, incognizance

Descendants

• Hindi: अयाना (ayānā)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਨਿਆਣਾ (niāṇā, “child, childlike”)