जण
Apabhramsa
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡 (jaṇa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀚𑀦 (jana), from Sanskrit जन॑ (jána), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónh₁os.
Noun
जण (jaṇa) m
- person
- c. 1020, Vir, Jambu-Sami-Chariu 9.15.4-5:
- करमि अकम्मु सिट्ठ-जण-दूसिउ मंदिरु तं न जं न मइँ मूसिउ ।
तेरउ एक्क नवर न निहेलणु चोरमि अज्जु तं पि पेरिउ मणु ।- karami akammu siṭṭha-jaṇa-dūsiu maṃdiru taṃ na jaṃ na maïm̐ mūsiu.
teraü ekka navara na nihelaṇu corami ajju taṃ pi periu maṇu. - I commit misdeeds that are condemned by civilised people. There is no house that I have not looted from.
In fact, your house is the only one that I have not looted yet, so I am tempted to rob it today.
- karami akammu siṭṭha-jaṇa-dūsiu maṃdiru taṃ na jaṃ na maïm̐ mūsiu.
- करमि अकम्मु सिट्ठ-जण-दूसिउ मंदिरु तं न जं न मइँ मूसिउ ।
Declension
| Declension of जण (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | जणु (jaṇu) | जण (jaṇa) |
| Accusative | जणु (jaṇu) | जण (jaṇa) |
| Instrumental | जणें (jaṇeṃ) or जणेणं (jaṇeṇaṃ) or जणेण (jaṇeṇa) | जण (jaṇa) or जणेहिं (jaṇehiṃ) |
| Dative | जणहो (jaṇaho) or जणसु (jaṇasu) or जणस्सु (jaṇassu) | जणहं (jaṇahaṃ) |
| Ablative | जणहे (jaṇahe) or जणहु (jaṇahu) | जणहुं (jaṇahuṃ) |
| Genitive | जणहो (jaṇaho) or जणसु (jaṇasu) or जणस्सु (jaṇassu) | जणहं (jaṇahaṃ) or जणाणं (jaṇāṇaṃ) or जणाण (jaṇāṇa) |
| Locative | जणि (jaṇi) or जणे (jaṇe) | जणहिं (jaṇahiṃ) |
| Vocative | जण (jaṇa) | जणहो (jaṇaho) |
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Western Indo-Aryan:
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Apabhramsa जण (jaṇa), from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡 (jaṇa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀚𑀦 (jana), from Sanskrit जन॑ (jána), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónh₁os.
Noun
जण • (jaṇa) m
Descendants
- Gujarati: જણ (jaṇ), જણું (jaṇũ)
- Marwari: जणौ (jaṇau)
Prakrit
Noun
जण (jaṇa) m
- Devanagari script form of 𑀚𑀡
Declension
| Maharastri declension of जण (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | जणो (jaṇo) | जणा (jaṇā) |
| Accusative | जणं (jaṇaṃ) | जणे (jaṇe) or जणा (jaṇā) |
| Instrumental | जणेण (jaṇeṇa) or जणेणं (jaṇeṇaṃ) | जणेहि (jaṇehi) or जणेहिं (jaṇehiṃ) |
| Dative | जणाअ (jaṇāa) | — |
| Ablative | जणाओ (jaṇāo) or जणाउ (jaṇāu) or जणा (jaṇā) or जणाहि (jaṇāhi) or जणाहिंतो (jaṇāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | जणस्स (jaṇassa) | जणाण (jaṇāṇa) or जणाणं (jaṇāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | जणम्मि (jaṇammi) or जणे (jaṇe) | जणेसु (jaṇesu) or जणेसुं (jaṇesuṃ) |
| Vocative | जण (jaṇa) or जणा (jaṇā) | जणा (jaṇā) |