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জানা

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See also: জান, জুন, and -জন

Assamese

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Assamese verb set
জানা (zana)
জনোৱা (zonüa)
জনোওৱা (zonüüa)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit जानाति (jānāti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (to know). Cognate with Sylheti ꠎꠣꠘꠣ (zana).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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জানা (zana) (Central Standard)

  1. known

Verb

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জানা (zana) (Central Standard)

  1. to know
    মই তোমাৰ কথা সকলো জানোঁmoi tümar kotha xokolü zanü̃.I know everything about you.

Conjugation

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀢𑀺 (jānati), from Sanskrit জানাতি (jānāti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (to know), whence also English can, cunning, know. Doublet of জ্ঞান (gên), প্রজ্ঞা (projna), বিজ্ঞ (bijno), বিজ্ঞান (biggên), অজ্ঞ (ojno), অজ্ঞান (oggên), সংজ্ঞা (śoṅjna), and প্রজ্ঞান (proggên).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒana/, [ˈd͡ʒanaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑana/, [ˈdʑanaˑ]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: জা‧না

Verb

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জানা (jana)

  1. to know
    আমি জানি সে কোথা থেকে
    ami jani śe kōtha theke.
    I know where he/she is from.
    অজানাকে জানার আগ্রহে মানুষ ক্রমশই দুনিয়ার নানান রহস্য উন্মোচন করেছে
    ojanake janar agrohe manuś kromośoi duniẏar nanan rohosśo unmōcon koreche.
    For his desire to know the unknown, man has gradually figured out many secrets of the universe.

Usage notes

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Though both জানা (jana) and চেনা (cena) can be translated to English as "to know", the verb জানা (jana) is used for factual knowledge and skills, while চেনা (cena) is used for familiarity with people or places.

Conjugation

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Adjective

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জানা (jana) (comparative আরও জানা, superlative সবচেয়ে জানা)

  1. known
    এ তো জানা কথা।
    e tō jana kotha.
    This is a known fact.

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