जाँत

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀢 (jaṃta), from Sanskrit यन्त्र (yantra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yantrám, from Proto-Indo-European *yem-tróm (“instrument of restraining”), from the root *yem- (“to hold”). For the development of meaning, compare Sanskrit यन्त्रक (yantraka, “turner's wheel, hand-mill”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑ̃ːt̪/, [d͡ʒä̃ːt̪]

Noun

जाँत • (jā̃t) m (Urdu spelling جان٘ت)

1. (regional) millstone

Declension

Declension of जाँत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जाँत jā̃t	जाँत jā̃t
oblique	जाँत jā̃t	जाँतों jā̃tõ
vocative	जाँत jā̃t	जाँतो jā̃to

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “जाँत”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]