জ্ঞান

Assamese

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡjãn/, /ɡjan/

Noun

জ্ঞান • (gyan)

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡæ̃n/, [ɡæ̃n], /ɡæn/, [ɡæn], /ɡi̯æ̃n/, [ɡi̯æ̃n], /ɡi̯æn/, [ɡi̯æn]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡæ̃n/, [ɡæ̃n], /ɡæn/, [ɡæn], /ɡi̯æ̃n/, [ɡi̯æ̃n], /ɡi̯æn/, [ɡi̯æn]
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Noun

জ্ঞান • (gễn)

Declension

	Indefinite forms
Inflection of জ্ঞান
nominative	জ্ঞান gễn
objective	জ্ঞান / জ্ঞানকে gễn (semantically general or indefinite) / gễnke (semantically definite)
genitive	জ্ঞানের gễner
locative	জ্ঞানে gễne
nominative	জ্ঞান gễn
objective	জ্ঞান / জ্ঞানকে gễn (semantically general or indefinite) / gễnke (semantically definite)
genitive	জ্ঞানের gễner
locative	জ্ঞানে gễne

	Definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	জ্ঞানটা , জ্ঞানটি gễnṭa (colloquial), gễnṭi (formal)	জ্ঞানগুলা, জ্ঞানগুলো gễngula (colloquial), gễngulo (formal)
objective	জ্ঞানটা, জ্ঞানটি gễnṭa (colloquial), gễnṭi (formal)	জ্ঞানগুলা, জ্ঞানগুলো gễngula (colloquial), gễngulo (formal)
genitive	জ্ঞানটার, জ্ঞানটির gễnṭar (colloquial), gễnṭir (formal)	জ্ঞানগুলার, জ্ঞানগুলোর gễngular (colloquial), gễngulor (formal)
locative	জ্ঞানটাতে / জ্ঞানটায়, জ্ঞানটিতে gễnṭate / gễnṭay (colloquial), gễnṭite (formal)	জ্ঞানগুলাতে / জ্ঞানগুলায়, জ্ঞানগুলোতে gễngulate / gễngulay (colloquial), gễngulote (formal)

Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Synonyms

এলেম (elem)

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জ্ঞান”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]