-ज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज (ja).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒᵊ/

Suffix

-ज • (-ja)

1. born from, descended from
2. produced by, caused by

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -ज

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• -ᬚ (Balinese script)
• -ဇ (Burmese script)
• -ज (Devanagari script)
• -ਜ (Gurmukhi script)
• -𑌜 (Grantha script)
• -ꦗ (Javanese script)
• -𑂔 (Kaithi script)
• -ជ (Khmer script)
• -ຊ (Lao script)
• -ജ (Malayalam script)
• -ᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
• -𑘕 (Modi script)
• -ᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• -𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
• -𑐖 (Newa script)
• -ଜ (Odia script)
• -ꢙ (Saurashtra script)
• -𑆘 (Sharada script)
• -𑖕 (Siddham script)
• -ජ (Sinhalese script)
• -𑩣 (Soyombo script)
• -𑚑 (Takri script)
• -ஜ (Tamil script)
• -ช (Thai script)
• -་ཛ (Tibetan script)
• -𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Sanskrit जन् (jan)

Sanskrit -ज (-ja)

From the root जन् (jan, “to produce”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ/

Suffix

-ज • (-ja)

1. born from, descended from
2. produced by, caused by

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of -ज (-ja)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-जः -jaḥ	-जौ / -जा¹ -jau / -jā¹	-जाः / -जासः¹ -jāḥ / -jāsaḥ¹
Vocative	-ज -ja	-जौ / -जा¹ -jau / -jā¹	-जाः / -जासः¹ -jāḥ / -jāsaḥ¹
Accusative	-जम् -jam	-जौ / -जा¹ -jau / -jā¹	-जान् -jān
Instrumental	-जेन -jena	-जाभ्याम् -jābhyām	-जैः / -जेभिः¹ -jaiḥ / -jebhiḥ¹
Dative	-जाय -jāya	-जाभ्याम् -jābhyām	-जेभ्यः -jebhyaḥ
Ablative	-जात् -jāt	-जाभ्याम् -jābhyām	-जेभ्यः -jebhyaḥ
Genitive	-जस्य -jasya	-जयोः -jayoḥ	-जानाम् -jānām
Locative	-जे -je	-जयोः -jayoḥ	-जेषु -jeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of -जा (-jā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-जा -jā	-जे -je	-जाः -jāḥ
Vocative	-जे -je	-जे -je	-जाः -jāḥ
Accusative	-जाम् -jām	-जे -je	-जाः -jāḥ
Instrumental	-जया / -जा¹ -jayā / -jā¹	-जाभ्याम् -jābhyām	-जाभिः -jābhiḥ
Dative	-जायै -jāyai	-जाभ्याम् -jābhyām	-जाभ्यः -jābhyaḥ
Ablative	-जायाः / -जायै² -jāyāḥ / -jāyai²	-जाभ्याम् -jābhyām	-जाभ्यः -jābhyaḥ
Genitive	-जायाः / -जायै² -jāyāḥ / -jāyai²	-जयोः -jayoḥ	-जानाम् -jānām
Locative	-जायाम् -jāyām	-जयोः -jayoḥ	-जासु -jāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of -ज (-ja)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-जम् -jam	-जे -je	-जानि / -जा¹ -jāni / -jā¹
Vocative	-ज -ja	-जे -je	-जानि / -जा¹ -jāni / -jā¹
Accusative	-जम् -jam	-जे -je	-जानि / -जा¹ -jāni / -jā¹
Instrumental	-जेन -jena	-जाभ्याम् -jābhyām	-जैः / -जेभिः¹ -jaiḥ / -jebhiḥ¹
Dative	-जाय -jāya	-जाभ्याम् -jābhyām	-जेभ्यः -jebhyaḥ
Ablative	-जात् -jāt	-जाभ्याम् -jābhyām	-जेभ्यः -jebhyaḥ
Genitive	-जस्य -jasya	-जयोः -jayoḥ	-जानाम् -jānām
Locative	-जे -je	-जयोः -jayoḥ	-जेषु -jeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -ज