जिन
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪn/, [d͡ʒɪ̃n]
Etymology 1
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Pronoun
जिन • (jin) (Urdu spelling جن)
- oblique plural of जो (jo, “whoever, whichever”)
- जिन लोगों को आना हैं, आ सकते हैं
- jin logõ ko ānā ha͠i, ā sakte ha͠i
- Whoever wants to come, can come.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit जिन (jina).
Noun
जिन • (jin) m
- a chief saint of the Jains; a Tirthankara
Derived terms
- जिनेंद्र (jinendra)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “जिन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “जिन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884), “जिन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जिन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- জিন (Assamese script)
- ᬚᬶᬦ (Balinese script)
- জিন (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰰𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀺𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ဇိန (Burmese script)
- જિન (Gujarati script)
- ਜਿਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑌿𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦶꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂱𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಜಿನ (Kannada script)
- ជិន (Khmer script)
- ຊິນ (Lao script)
- ജിന (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘱𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧒𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐶𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଜିନ (Odia script)
- ꢙꢶꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆴𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖰𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ජින (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣𑩑𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚮𑚝 (Takri script)
- ஜிந (Tamil script)
- జిన (Telugu script)
- ชิน (Thai script)
- ཛི་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒱𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑨁𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root जि (ji, “to win, conquer”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑi.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d͡ʑi.n̪ɐ/
Noun
जिन • (jina) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | जिनः (jinaḥ) | जिनौ (jinau) जिना¹ (jinā¹) |
जिनाः (jināḥ) जिनासः¹ (jināsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | जिनम् (jinam) | जिनौ (jinau) जिना¹ (jinā¹) |
जिनान् (jinān) |
| instrumental | जिनेन (jinena) | जिनाभ्याम् (jinābhyām) | जिनैः (jinaiḥ) जिनेभिः¹ (jinebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | जिनाय (jināya) | जिनाभ्याम् (jinābhyām) | जिनेभ्यः (jinebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | जिनात् (jināt) | जिनाभ्याम् (jinābhyām) | जिनेभ्यः (jinebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | जिनस्य (jinasya) | जिनयोः (jinayoḥ) | जिनानाम् (jinānām) |
| locative | जिने (jine) | जिनयोः (jinayoḥ) | जिनेषु (jineṣu) |
| vocative | जिन (jina) | जिनौ (jinau) जिना¹ (jinā¹) |
जिनाः (jināḥ) जिनासः¹ (jināsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “जिन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 421.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025), “jina”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “जिन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 738