জ্ঞান
Assamese edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
জ্ঞান • (gyan)
Bengali edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).
Pronunciation edit
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡæn/, [ɡæn], /ɡæ̃n/, [ɡæ̃n]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡɛn/, [ɡɛn], /ɡɛn/, [ɡɛn]
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- (Vanga) IPA(key): /ɡɛn/, [ɡɛn], [ɡɛn]
Noun edit
জ্ঞান • (gên)
- (philosophy) knowledge
- wisdom
- sense
- cognition
- enlightenment
- intelligence
- learning
- Synonym: এলেম (elem)
Declension edit
| Inflection of জ্ঞান | |||
| nominative | জ্ঞান gên | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | জ্ঞান / জ্ঞানকে gên (semantically general or indefinite) / gênke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | জ্ঞানের gêner | ||
| locative | জ্ঞানে gêne | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | জ্ঞান gên | ||
| objective | জ্ঞান / জ্ঞানকে gên (semantically general or indefinite) / gênke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | জ্ঞানের gêner | ||
| locative | জ্ঞানে gêne | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | জ্ঞানটা , জ্ঞানটি gênṭa (colloquial), gênṭi (formal) |
জ্ঞানগুলা, জ্ঞানগুলো gêngula (colloquial), gêngulo (formal) | |
| objective | জ্ঞানটা, জ্ঞানটি gênṭa (colloquial), gênṭi (formal) |
জ্ঞানগুলা, জ্ঞানগুলো gêngula (colloquial), gêngulo (formal) | |
| genitive | জ্ঞানটার, জ্ঞানটির gênṭar (colloquial), gênṭir (formal) |
জ্ঞানগুলার, জ্ঞানগুলোর gêngular (colloquial), gêngulor (formal) | |
| locative | জ্ঞানটাতে / জ্ঞানটায়, জ্ঞানটিতে gênṭate / gênṭay (colloquial), gênṭite (formal) |
জ্ঞানগুলাতে / জ্ঞানগুলায়, জ্ঞানগুলোতে gêngulate / gêngulay (colloquial), gêngulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
Related terms edit
References edit
- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জ্ঞান”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]