जनति

See also: जानाति and जनता

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ánati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁-e-ti, from *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”). Cognate with Persian زادن‎ (zâdan).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ́.nɐ.ti/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ.t̪i/

Verb

जनति • (jánati) third-singular present indicative (root जन्, class 1, type P)

1. to give birth to, beget, create, cause, produce (RV., AV., etc.)
2. to assign, procure (RV., VS.)

Descendants

• Gujarati: જણવું (jaṇvũ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “जनति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0410.