Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जनता (janatā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒən.t̪ɑː/, [d͡ʒɐ̃n̪.t̪äː]

Noun

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जनता (jantāf (Urdu spelling جنتا)

  1. the public, masses
  2. common folk
    Synonyms: अवाम (avām), अफ़राद (afrād), लोग (log)

Declension

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Declension of जनता (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct जनता
jantā
जनताएँ
jantāẽ
oblique जनता
jantā
जनताओं
jantāõ
vocative जनता
jantā
जनताओ
jantāo

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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जनता f

  1. Devanagari script form of janatā (populace)

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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    Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (to produce, give birth); compare Latin gēns (nation, people). The Sanskrit root is जन् (jan).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    जनता (janátā) stemf

    1. people, folk
    2. a number of men , assemblage of people , community , subjects , mankind
    3. generation

    Declension

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    Feminine ā-stem declension of जनता
    singular dual plural
    nominative जनता (janátā) जनते (janáte) जनताः (janátāḥ)
    accusative जनताम् (janátām) जनते (janáte) जनताः (janátāḥ)
    instrumental जनतया (janátayā)
    जनता¹ (janátā¹)
    जनताभ्याम् (janátābhyām) जनताभिः (janátābhiḥ)
    dative जनतायै (janátāyai) जनताभ्याम् (janátābhyām) जनताभ्यः (janátābhyaḥ)
    ablative जनतायाः (janátāyāḥ)
    जनतायै² (janátāyai²)
    जनताभ्याम् (janátābhyām) जनताभ्यः (janátābhyaḥ)
    genitive जनतायाः (janátāyāḥ)
    जनतायै² (janátāyai²)
    जनतयोः (janátayoḥ) जनतानाम् (janátānām)
    locative जनतायाम् (janátāyām) जनतयोः (janátayoḥ) जनतासु (janátāsu)
    vocative जनते (jánate) जनते (jánate) जनताः (jánatāḥ)
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    Descendants

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    • Hindi: जनता (jantā) (learned)
    • Punjabi: ਜਨਤਾ (jantā) (learned)

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