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Etymology

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

Particle

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जनि (jani)

  1. do not

Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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 (gŭnḗ) (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

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Noun

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जनि (jáni) stemf

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

Declension

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Feminine i-stem declension of जनि
singular dual plural
nominative जनिः (jániḥ) जनी (jánī) जनयः (jánayaḥ)
accusative जनिम् (jánim) जनी (jánī) जनीः (jánīḥ)
instrumental जन्या (jányā)
जनी¹ (jánī¹)
जनिभ्याम् (jánibhyām) जनिभिः (jánibhiḥ)
dative जनये (jánaye)
जन्यै² (jányai²)
जनी¹ (jánī¹)
जनिभ्याम् (jánibhyām) जनिभ्यः (jánibhyaḥ)
ablative जनेः (jáneḥ)
जन्याः² (jányāḥ²)
जन्यै³ (jányai³)
जनिभ्याम् (jánibhyām) जनिभ्यः (jánibhyaḥ)
genitive जन्युर् (jányur) जन्योः (jányoḥ) जनीनाम् (jánīnām)
locative जनौ (jánau)
जन्याम्² (jányām²)
जना¹ (jánā¹)
जन्योः (jányoḥ) जनिषु (jániṣu)
vocative जने (jáne) जनी (jánī) जनयः (jánayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

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