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Etymology edit

From Sanskrit यथा (yathā na). Equivalent in function to Hindi मत (mat).

Particle edit

जनि (jani)

  1. do not

Sanskrit edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

The sense woman is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHiš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (woman). Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬇𐬥𐬌(jə̄ni), 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌(jaini, woman), Persian زن(zan), Central Kurdish ژن (jin), Ancient Greek γῠνή (gunḗ) (whence English gyno-), English queen. Doublet of ग्ना (gnā́).

The sense birth, which has been conflated with the word for woman, is from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (to give birth), whence also जन (jana, people), जनस् (janas, race), जनिमन् (janiman, birth), etc.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

जनि (jáni) root formf

  1. woman, wife
  2. birth, production
  3. (botany) a kind of fragrant plant
  4. mother
  5. birth, i.e. life
  6. birthplace

Declension edit

Feminine i-stem declension of जनि (jáni)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जनिः
jániḥ
जनी
jánī
जनयः
jánayaḥ
Vocative जने
jáne
जनी
jánī
जनयः
jánayaḥ
Accusative जनिम्
jánim
जनी
jánī
जनीः
jánīḥ
Instrumental जन्या
jányā
जनिभ्याम्
jánibhyām
जनिभिः
jánibhiḥ
Dative जनये / जन्ये¹ / जन्यै²
jánaye / jánye¹ / jányai²
जनिभ्याम्
jánibhyām
जनिभ्यः
jánibhyaḥ
Ablative जनेः / जन्याः²
jáneḥ / jányāḥ²
जनिभ्याम्
jánibhyām
जनिभ्यः
jánibhyaḥ
Genitive जन्युर्
jányur
जन्योः
jányoḥ
जनीनाम्
jánīnām
Locative जनौ / जन्याम्²
jánau / jányām²
जन्योः
jányoḥ
जनिषु
jániṣu
Notes
  • ¹Less common
  • ²Later Sanskrit

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