जान

See also: जानु and जाण

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːn/, [d͡ʒä̃ːn]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian جان (jān), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Cognate with Sanskrit व्यान (vyāna). Compare Assamese জান (zan), Bengali জান (jan), Punjabi ਜਾਨ (jān).

Noun

जान • (jān) f (Urdu spelling جان)

1. life, soul

   Synonyms: प्राण (prāṇ), आत्मा (ātmā)

   दंगे में कई जानें गईं।

   daṅge mẽ kaī jānẽ gaī̃.

   Many lives were lost in the riot.

2. spirit, vitality, stamina

   Synonyms: ऊर्जा (ūrjā), शक्ति (śakti)

   मैं थक गया, और अब मुझ में जान नहीं है।

   ma͠i thak gayā, aur ab mujh mẽ jān nahī̃ hai.

   I am tired, and there is no spirit left in me.

Declension

Declension of जान (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जान jān	जानें jānẽ
oblique	जान jān	जानों jānõ
vocative	जान jān	जानो jāno

Derived terms

• जानू (jānū)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna). Doublet of ज्ञान (jñān).

Noun

जान • (jān) f (Urdu spelling جان)

1. knowledge

   Synonym: ज्ञान (jñān)

   मेरी जान में, ऐसा नहीं था।

   merī jān mẽ, aisā nahī̃ thā.

   To my knowledge, it was not so.

Declension

Declension of जान (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जान jān	जानें jānẽ
oblique	जान jān	जानों jānõ
vocative	जान jān	जानो jāno

Verb

जान • (jān)

1. inflection of जानना (jānnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জান (Assamese script)
• ᬚᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• জান (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဇာန (Burmese script)
• જાન (Gujarati script)
• ਜਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಜಾನ (Kannada script)
• ជាន (Khmer script)
• ຊານ (Lao script)
• ജാന (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଜାନ (Odia script)
• ꢙꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ජාන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஜாந (Tamil script)
• జాన (Telugu script)
• ชาน (Thai script)
• ཛཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root जन् (jan).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑ́ː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

जान • (jā́na) stem, n

1. birth, origin, birthplace

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of जान (jā́na)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	जानम् jā́nam	जाने jā́ne	जानानि / जाना¹ jā́nāni / jā́nā¹
Vocative	जान jā́na	जाने jā́ne	जानानि / जाना¹ jā́nāni / jā́nā¹
Accusative	जानम् jā́nam	जाने jā́ne	जानानि / जाना¹ jā́nāni / jā́nā¹
Instrumental	जानेन jā́nena	जानाभ्याम् jā́nābhyām	जानैः / जानेभिः¹ jā́naiḥ / jā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative	जानाय jā́nāya	जानाभ्याम् jā́nābhyām	जानेभ्यः jā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative	जानात् jā́nāt	जानाभ्याम् jā́nābhyām	जानेभ्यः jā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive	जानस्य jā́nasya	जानयोः jā́nayoḥ	जानानाम् jā́nānām
Locative	जाने jā́ne	जानयोः jā́nayoḥ	जानेषु jā́neṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “जान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 418.