جینا

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰíHwati

Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati)

Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀇 (jīvaï)

Urdu جینا (jenā)

From Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀇 (jīvaï), from Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati).

Pronunciation

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

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Verb

جینا • (jīnā) (Hindi spelling जीना)

1. to live

Proper noun

جینا • (jīnā) f

1. a female given name, Jeena

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “جینا”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “جینا”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “جینا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “جینا”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press