jarā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀚𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• जरा (Devanagari script)
• জরা (Bengali script)
• ජරා (Sinhalese script)
• ဇရာ or ၹရႃ (Burmese script)
• ชรา or ชะรา (Thai script)
• ᨩᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊຣາ or ຊະຣາ (Lao script)
• ជរា (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

See jara.

Adjective

jarā

1. inflection of jara (“old”):
   1. ablative singular masculine/neuter
   2. nominative/vocative plural masculine/feminine
   3. nominative singular feminine
   4. accusative plural feminine

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit जरा (jarā).

Noun

jarā f

1. old age; decrepitude; decay

   Antonyms: yuva, yobbana

Declension

Declension table of "jarā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	jarā	jarāyo or jarā
Accusative (second)	jaraṃ	jarāyo or jarā
Instrumental (third)	jarāya	jarāhi or jarābhi
Dative (fourth)	jarāya	jarānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	jarāya	jarāhi or jarābhi
Genitive (sixth)	jarāya	jarānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	jarāya or jarāyaṃ	jarāsu
Vocative (calling)	jare	jarāyo or jarā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jarā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead