जम्बुल

Sanskrit

Etymology 1

Of the same origin as जम्बु (jambu). See it.

Noun

जम्बुल • (jambula) stem, m

1. Synonym of जम्बु (jambu, “rose apple”) (L.)
2. Pandanus odorifer

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of जम्बुल (jambula)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	जम्बुलः jambulaḥ	जम्बुलौ / जम्बुला¹ jambulau / jambulā¹	जम्बुलाः / जम्बुलासः¹ jambulāḥ / jambulāsaḥ¹
Vocative	जम्बुल jambula	जम्बुलौ / जम्बुला¹ jambulau / jambulā¹	जम्बुलाः / जम्बुलासः¹ jambulāḥ / jambulāsaḥ¹
Accusative	जम्बुलम् jambulam	जम्बुलौ / जम्बुला¹ jambulau / jambulā¹	जम्बुलान् jambulān
Instrumental	जम्बुलेन jambulena	जम्बुलाभ्याम् jambulābhyām	जम्बुलैः / जम्बुलेभिः¹ jambulaiḥ / jambulebhiḥ¹
Dative	जम्बुलाय jambulāya	जम्बुलाभ्याम् jambulābhyām	जम्बुलेभ्यः jambulebhyaḥ
Ablative	जम्बुलात् jambulāt	जम्बुलाभ्याम् jambulābhyām	जम्बुलेभ्यः jambulebhyaḥ
Genitive	जम्बुलस्य jambulasya	जम्बुलयोः jambulayoḥ	जम्बुलानाम् jambulānām
Locative	जम्बुले jambule	जम्बुलयोः jambulayoḥ	जम्बुलेषु jambuleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Alternative forms

• जम्बूल (jambūla), जम्बाल (jambāla), *जम्बून (jambūna), *जम्बुरुल्ल (jamburulla)

Descendants

• Helu Prakrit:
  • Sinhalese: [script needed] (dim̆bul)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀮 (jaṃbula)
  • Konkani: [script needed] (zāmbaḷ)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘕𑘰𑘽𑘤𑘳𑘯 (jāṃbuḷa)
    • Marathi: जांभूळ (jāmbhūḷ)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Bhojpuri: [script needed] (jāmuni)
  • Garhwali: [script needed] (jāmṇu)
  • Hindustani:

    Urdu: جامن (jāman, jāmun)

    Hindi: जामुन (jāmun), जामन (jāman)

    • → English: jamun, jamoon
    • → Pashto: جامن (jāmán), جامنو (jāmanú)
    • → Persian: جامن (jâman)
    • → Punjabi: ਜਾਮਣ (jāmaṇ)

  • Kumaoni: [script needed] (jāmuṇ), [script needed] (j̈āmaṇ)
  • Maithili: जामुन (jāmun)
  • Nepali: जामुनु (jāmunu)
  • Punjabi: ਜੱਮੂੰ (jammū̃)
• → English: jambul
• → Arabic: جَمُّون (jammūn)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “जम्बुल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 412.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “जामुनु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 215a
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambula”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 283
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambāla1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 283

Etymology 2

The origin is unknown.

Noun

जम्बुल • (jambula) stem, m

1. a kind of disease of the outer ear (Suśr. i, 16, 25, and 35)

Further reading

• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 418
• Monier Williams (1899) “जम्बुल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 412.