जैन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).

Adjective

जैन • (jain) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling جین)

1. Jain; (relational) Jainism

Noun

जैन • (jain) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling جین)

1. (Jainism) a Jain

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of जैन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैन jain
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

Declension of जैन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैनें jainẽ
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

Proper noun

जैन • (jain) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling جین)

1. a surname, equivalent to English Jain, used by the adherents of Jainism. It is often different from their original surnames, and is used to display unity

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of जैन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैन jain
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

Declension of जैन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैनें jainẽ
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जैन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑəin/, [d͡ʑəiːn]

Adjective

जैन • (jain) (indeclinable)

1. Jain; of or pertaining to Jainism

Noun

जैन • (jain) ?

1. (Jainism) a Jain.

Proper noun

जैन • (jain) m

1. a surname, equivalent to English Jain, used by the adherents of Jainism. It is often different from their original surnames, and is used to display unity

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जैन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जैन”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जैन”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জৈন (Assamese script)
• ᬚᬿᬦ (Balinese script)
• জৈন (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰹𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑁃𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဇဲန (Burmese script)
• જૈન (Gujarati script)
• ਜੈਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑍈𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦻꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂶𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಜೈನ (Kannada script)
• ជៃន (Khmer script)
• ໄຊນ (Lao script)
• ജൈന (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠠᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘺𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠧᠧᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧛𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐿𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଜୈନ (Odia script)
• ꢙꣀꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆽𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖹𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ජෛන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣𑩗𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚳𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஜைந (Tamil script)
• జైన (Telugu script)
• ไชน (Thai script)
• ཛཻ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒻𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑨇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of जिन (jina).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑːj.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɑj.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

जैन • (jaina) stem

1. Jain; of or pertaining to Jainism

Noun

जैन • (jaina) stem, m

1. (Jainism) a Jain

Proper noun

जैन • (jaina) stem, m

1. a surname, equivalent to English Jain, used by the adherents of Jainism. It is often different from their original surnames, and is used to display unity
2. name of a prince of Kashmir

Descendants

• → Assamese: জৈন (zoin)
• → Bengali: জৈন (jōin)
• → Gujarati: જૈન (jain)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: जैन (jain)

  Urdu: جین (jain)

• → Tamil: சைனம் (caiṉam)
• → Kannada: ಜೈನ (jaina)
• → Marathi: जैन (jain)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਜੈਨ (jain)

  Shahmukhi script: جَین (jain)

• → Thai: เชน (cheen)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “Jaina”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 425, column 1.