જમણું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जमन (jamana, “eating”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Regarding semantics, in Indian culture, the right hand is traditionally used for eating.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒəm.ɳũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: જમ‧ણું

Adjective

જમણું • (jamṇũ)

1. right

   Antonym: ડાબું (ḍābũ)

Declension

Declension of જમણું
	nominative			oblique/vocative/instrumental			locative
	singular	plural		singular	plural
masculine	જમણો (jamṇo)	જમણા (jamṇā)		જમણા (jamṇā)	જમણા (jamṇā)		જમણે (jamṇe)
neuter	જમણું (jamṇũ)	જમણાં (jamṇā̃)		જમણા (jamṇā)	જમણાં (jamṇā̃)		જમણે (jamṇe)
feminine	જમણી (jamṇī)	જમણી (jamṇī)		જમણી (jamṇī)	જમણી (jamṇī)
Note: If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the masculine and neuter locatives do not apply.

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jamana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 282

Further reading

• “જમણું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.