ज्योति

See also: जयंती

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ज्योति (jyoti). Doublet of जोत (jot), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒjoː.t̪iː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ज्योति • (jyoti) f (Urdu spelling جیوتی)

1. light, shine, lustre
2. vision, sight

Declension

Declension of ज्योति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ज्योति jyoti	ज्योतियाँ jyotiyā̃
oblique	ज्योति jyoti	ज्योतियों jyotiyõ
vocative	ज्योति jyoti	ज्योतियो jyotiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ज्योति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ज्योति”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জ্যোতি (Assamese script)
• ᬚ᭄ᬬᭀᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• জ্যোতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰿𑰧𑰺𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဇျောတိ (Burmese script)
• જ્યોતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂹𑂨𑂷𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಜ್ಯೋತಿ (Kannada script)
• ជ្យោតិ (Khmer script)
• ຊ຺ໂຍຕິ (Lao script)
• ജ്യോതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠶᠣᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘿𑘧𑘻𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧠𑧇𑧜𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑑂𑐫𑑀𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଜ୍ଯୋତି (Odia script)
• ꢙ꣄ꢫꣂꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑇀𑆪𑆾𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖿𑖧𑖺𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ජ්‍යොති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣 𑪙𑩻𑩕𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚶𑚣𑚴𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஜ்யோதி (Tamil script)
• జ్యోతి (Telugu script)
• ชฺโยติ (Thai script)
• ཛྱོ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑓂𑒨𑒼𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑩇𑨪𑨆𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑjɐw.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑjoː.t̪i/

Noun

ज्योति • (jyoti) stem, f

1. Alternative form of ज्योतिस् (jyotis)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of ज्योति (jyoti)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ज्योतिः jyotiḥ	ज्योती jyotī	ज्योतयः jyotayaḥ
Vocative	ज्योते jyote	ज्योती jyotī	ज्योतयः jyotayaḥ
Accusative	ज्योतिम् jyotim	ज्योती jyotī	ज्योतीः jyotīḥ
Instrumental	ज्योत्या / ज्योती¹ jyotyā / jyotī¹	ज्योतिभ्याम् jyotibhyām	ज्योतिभिः jyotibhiḥ
Dative	ज्योतये / ज्योत्यै² / ज्योती¹ jyotaye / jyotyai² / jyotī¹	ज्योतिभ्याम् jyotibhyām	ज्योतिभ्यः jyotibhyaḥ
Ablative	ज्योतेः / ज्योत्याः² / ज्योत्यै³ jyoteḥ / jyotyāḥ² / jyotyai³	ज्योतिभ्याम् jyotibhyām	ज्योतिभ्यः jyotibhyaḥ
Genitive	ज्योतेः / ज्योत्याः² / ज्योत्यै³ jyoteḥ / jyotyāḥ² / jyotyai³	ज्योत्योः jyotyoḥ	ज्योतीनाम् jyotīnām
Locative	ज्योतौ / ज्योत्याम्² / ज्योता¹ jyotau / jyotyām² / jyotā¹	ज्योत्योः jyotyoḥ	ज्योतिषु jyotiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas