جینا
Urdu
Etymology
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From Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀇 (jīvaï), from Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati). Cognate with French vivre and Russian жить (žitʹ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiː.nɑː/
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Verb
جینا • (jīnā) (Hindi spelling जीना)
- to live
Proper noun
جینا • (jīnā) f
- a female given name, Jeena
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “جینا”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “جینا”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “جینا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “جینا”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press