جمنا

Urdu

Etymology

Urdu verb set
جمنا
جمانا
جموانا (jmvānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀤𑀺 (*jammadi), from Sanskrit यम्यते (yamyáte), from the root यम् (yam). Cognate with Gujarati જામવું (jāmvũ), Marathi जमणे (jamṇe), Bengali জমা (joma), Assamese জমা (zoma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəm.nɑː/

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Verb

جمنا • (jamnā) (intransitive, Hindi spelling जमना)

1. to solidify, freeze
2. to become firm, stuck

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “جمنا”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yamyátē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press