जिन

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪn/, [d͡ʒɪ̃n]

Etymology 1

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Pronoun

जिन • (jin) (Urdu spelling جن)

1. oblique plural of जो (jo, “whoever, whichever”)

   जिन लोगों को आना हैं, आ सकते हैं

   jin logõ ko ānā ha͠i, ā sakte ha͠i

   Whoever wants to come, can come.

Etymology 2

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Noun

जिन • (jin) m

1. a chief saint of the Jains (a Tirthankara); a Buddha

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जिन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जिन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “जिन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जिन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জিন (Assamese script)
• ᬚᬶᬦ (Balinese script)
• জিন (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰰𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑀺𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဇိန (Burmese script)
• જિન (Gujarati script)
• ਜਿਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑌿𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦶꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂱𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಜಿನ (Kannada script)
• ជិន (Khmer script)
• ຊິນ (Lao script)
• ജിന (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘱𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧒𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐶𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଜିନ (Odia script)
• ꢙꢶꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆴𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖰𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ජින (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣𑩑𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚮𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஜிந (Tamil script)
• జిన (Telugu script)
• ชิน (Thai script)
• ཛི་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒱𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑨁𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From root जि (ji) (to conquer).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑi.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑi.n̪ɐ/

Noun

जिन • (jina) stem, m

1. (Jainism) Jina, Arihant