Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna), from the root verb ज्ञा (jñā, to know, be aware of).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡjɑːn/, [ɡjä̃ːn]

Noun

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ज्ञान (jñānm (Urdu spelling گیان)

  1. knowledge
    मुझे इसका कुछ भी ज्ञान नहीं है।
    mujhe iskā kuch bhī jñān nahī̃ hai.
    I have no knowledge of it at all.
    हमारा शिक्षक व्यापक ज्ञान की खान है।
    hamārā śikṣak vyāpak jñān kī khān hai.
    Our professor is a vast storehouse of general knowledge.
    गुरूजी, और ज्ञान बाटो!
    gurūjī, aur jñān bāṭo!
    Oh Guru, please enlighten us with knowledge! (sarcastic)

Declension

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Declension of ज्ञान (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ज्ञान
jñān
ज्ञान
jñān
oblique ज्ञान
jñān
ज्ञानों
jñānõ
vocative ज्ञान
jñān
ज्ञानो
jñāno

References

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  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ज्ञान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰𑘡 (jñāna), from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna), from the root verb ज्ञा (jñā, to know, be aware of). Doublet of जाण (jāṇ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̪nan/
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Noun

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ज्ञान (dnyānn

  1. knowledge
    खरे ज्ञान म्हणजे एखाद्याच्या अज्ञानाची व्याप्ती जाणून घेणे.
    khare dnyān mhaṇje ekhādyācyā adnyānācī vyāptī jāṇūn gheṇe.
    Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Declension

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Declension of ज्ञान (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
ज्ञान
jñān
direct
plural
ज्ञाने, ज्ञानं
jñāne, dnyāna
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
ज्ञान
jñān
ज्ञाने, ज्ञानं
jñāne, dnyāna
oblique
सामान्यरूप
ज्ञाना
jñānā
ज्ञानां-
jñānān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
ज्ञानाला
jñānālā
ज्ञानांना
jñānānnā
ergative ज्ञानाने, ज्ञानानं
jñānāne, jñānāna
ज्ञानांनी
jñānānnī
instrumental ज्ञानाशी
jñānāśī
ज्ञानांशी
jñānānśī
locative
सप्तमी
ज्ञानात
jñānāt
ज्ञानांत
jñānāt
vocative
संबोधन
ज्ञाना
jñānā
ज्ञानांनो
jñānānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of ज्ञान (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
ज्ञानाचा
jñānāċā
ज्ञानाचे
jñānāċe
ज्ञानाची
jñānācī
ज्ञानाच्या
jñānācā
ज्ञानाचे, ज्ञानाचं
jñānāċe, jñānāċa
ज्ञानाची
jñānācī
ज्ञानाच्या
jñānācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
ज्ञानांचा
jñānānċā
ज्ञानांचे
jñānānċe
ज्ञानांची
jñānāñcī
ज्ञानांच्या
jñānāncā
ज्ञानांचे, ज्ञानांचं
jñānānċe, jñānānċa
ज्ञानांची
jñānāñcī
ज्ञानांच्या
jñānāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.
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References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ज्ञान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “ज्ञान”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Nepali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

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Noun

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ज्ञान (gyān)

  1. knowledge, wisdom
  2. understanding
  3. intelligence

References

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  • ज्ञान”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “ज्ञान”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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    From the root ज्ञा (jñā, to know, be aware of) +‎ -अन (-ana).

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    ज्ञान (jñā́na) stemn

    1. knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, (esp.) the higher knowledge (in Buddhism, pure awareness free from conceptual constructs; in Hinduism, true knowledge of the Self's identity with the Ultimate Reality)
    2. "knowledge about anything cognizance" (compare ज्ञानतस् (jñānatas) and अज्ञान (ajñāna))
      ज्ञानाद् अज्ञानाद् वाjñānād ajñānād vāknowingly or ignorantly
    3. conscience
    4. = ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya)
    5. engaging in (+ genitive, e.g. सर्पिषस् (sarpiṣas, in sacrifice with clarified butter))
    6. name of a shakti

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    Neuter a-stem declension of ज्ञान
    singular dual plural
    nominative ज्ञानम् (jñā́nam) ज्ञाने (jñā́ne) ज्ञानानि (jñā́nāni)
    ज्ञाना¹ (jñā́nā¹)
    accusative ज्ञानम् (jñā́nam) ज्ञाने (jñā́ne) ज्ञानानि (jñā́nāni)
    ज्ञाना¹ (jñā́nā¹)
    instrumental ज्ञानेन (jñā́nena) ज्ञानाभ्याम् (jñā́nābhyām) ज्ञानैः (jñā́naiḥ)
    ज्ञानेभिः¹ (jñā́nebhiḥ¹)
    dative ज्ञानाय (jñā́nāya) ज्ञानाभ्याम् (jñā́nābhyām) ज्ञानेभ्यः (jñā́nebhyaḥ)
    ablative ज्ञानात् (jñā́nāt) ज्ञानाभ्याम् (jñā́nābhyām) ज्ञानेभ्यः (jñā́nebhyaḥ)
    genitive ज्ञानस्य (jñā́nasya) ज्ञानयोः (jñā́nayoḥ) ज्ञानानाम् (jñā́nānām)
    locative ज्ञाने (jñā́ne) ज्ञानयोः (jñā́nayoḥ) ज्ञानेषु (jñā́neṣu)
    vocative ज्ञान (jñā́na) ज्ञाने (jñā́ne) ज्ञानानि (jñā́nāni)
    ज्ञाना¹ (jñā́nā¹)
    • ¹Vedic

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