See also: ज़ and

U+091C, ज
DEVANAGARI LETTER JA

[U+091B]
Devanagari
[U+091D]

Translingual

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑə/, /d͡ʒə/, /d͡zə/

Letter

(ja)

  1. a letter of the Devanagari alphabet

See also

Ligatures:

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒə]

Letter

• (ja)

  1. The twenty-third consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə/, [d͡ʒɐ]

Letter

• (ja)

  1. the eighth consonant in Hindi

See also

Kullu Pahari

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɟ͡ʝ]

Letter

(j)

  1. Used to represent the [ɟ͡ʝ] sound in Kullui. [1]

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑə/, /d͡zə/
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

• (ja, j̈a)

  1. The seventh consonant in Marathi.

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari:

Letter

• (ja)

  1. The eighth consonant in Nepali.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (to give birth).

Adjective

• () stem

  1. (at the end of a compound) born, begotten, gotten from; produced or caused by; born or produced in or at or upon; growing in; living at
  2. (after an adverb or adverbial word) born or produced
    अग्रज (ágra-já)the first-born, an elder brother
    अनुज (ánu-já)the later-born, a younger brother
    अवरज (ávara-já)of low birth, inferior, younger
    अवरज (éka-já)of low birth, inferior, younger, junior
    द्विज (dvi-já)twice-born
    निज (ni-já)innate, native
    पूर्वज (pū́rva-já)first-born, elder; born or produced before or formerly, former, ancestor
    प्रथमज (prathamá-já)firstborn, a firstling
    सहज (sahá-já)born or produced together or at the same time as
    साकंज (sākaṃ-já)being born together or at the same time
  3. prepared from, made of or with
  4. belonging to, connected with, peculiar to; borne
    अनूपज (anūpá-ja)growing near the water, waterborne
    अन्नज (anna-ja)springing from or occasioned by food, foodborne
    शक्रज (śakrá-ja)Indra-born
    सार्थज (sā-rtha-ja)born or reared in a caravan, tame
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of
singular dual plural
nominative जः (jáḥ) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
जासः¹ (jā́saḥ¹)
accusative जम् (jám) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जान् (jā́n)
instrumental जेन (jéna) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जैः (jaíḥ)
जेभिः¹ (jébhiḥ¹)
dative जाय (jā́ya) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जेभ्यः (jébhyaḥ)
ablative जात् (jā́t) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जेभ्यः (jébhyaḥ)
genitive जस्य (jásya) जयोः (jáyoḥ) जानाम् (jā́nām)
locative जे () जयोः (jáyoḥ) जेषु (jéṣu)
vocative () जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
जासः¹ (jā́saḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of जा
singular dual plural
nominative जाः (jā́ḥ) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
accusative जाम् (jā́m) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
जः² (jáḥ²)
instrumental जा (jā́) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जाभिः (jā́bhiḥ)
dative जे () जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जाभ्यः (jā́bhyaḥ)
ablative जः (jáḥ) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जाभ्यः (jā́bhyaḥ)
genitive जः (jáḥ) जोः (jóḥ) जानाम् (jā́nām)
जाम्² (jā́m²)
locative जि () जोः (jóḥ) जासु (jā́su)
vocative जाः (jā́ḥ) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps
Neuter a-stem declension of
singular dual plural
nominative जम् (jám) जे () जानि (jā́ni)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
accusative जम् (jám) जे () जानि (jā́ni)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
instrumental जेन (jéna) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जैः (jaíḥ)
जेभिः¹ (jébhiḥ¹)
dative जाय (jā́ya) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जेभ्यः (jébhyaḥ)
ablative जात् (jā́t) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जेभ्यः (jébhyaḥ)
genitive जस्य (jásya) जयोः (jáyoḥ) जानाम् (jā́nām)
locative जे () जयोः (jáyoḥ) जेषु (jéṣu)
vocative () जे () जानि (jā́ni)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Derived terms

Noun

• () stemm

  1. son of (in compounds)
  2. father
  3. birth
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of
singular dual plural
nominative जः (jáḥ) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
जासः¹ (jā́saḥ¹)
accusative जम् (jám) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जान् (jā́n)
instrumental जेन (jéna) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जैः (jaíḥ)
जेभिः¹ (jébhiḥ¹)
dative जाय (jā́ya) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जेभ्यः (jébhyaḥ)
ablative जात् (jā́t) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जेभ्यः (jébhyaḥ)
genitive जस्य (jásya) जयोः (jáyoḥ) जानाम् (jā́nām)
locative जे () जयोः (jáyoḥ) जेषु (jéṣu)
vocative () जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
जासः¹ (jā́saḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

• () stem

  1. speedy, swift
  2. victorious
  3. eaten
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of
singular dual plural
nominative जः (jáḥ) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
जासः¹ (jā́saḥ¹)
accusative जम् (jám) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जान् (jā́n)
instrumental जेन (jéna) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जैः (jaíḥ)
जेभिः¹ (jébhiḥ¹)
dative जाय (jā́ya) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जेभ्यः (jébhyaḥ)
ablative जात् (jā́t) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जेभ्यः (jébhyaḥ)
genitive जस्य (jásya) जयोः (jáyoḥ) जानाम् (jā́nām)
locative जे () जयोः (jáyoḥ) जेषु (jéṣu)
vocative () जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
जासः¹ (jā́saḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of जा
singular dual plural
nominative जाः (jā́ḥ) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
accusative जाम् (jā́m) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
जः² (jáḥ²)
instrumental जा (jā́) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जाभिः (jā́bhiḥ)
dative जे () जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जाभ्यः (jā́bhyaḥ)
ablative जः (jáḥ) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जाभ्यः (jā́bhyaḥ)
genitive जः (jáḥ) जोः (jóḥ) जानाम् (jā́nām)
जाम्² (jā́m²)
locative जि () जोः (jóḥ) जासु (jā́su)
vocative जाः (jā́ḥ) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps
Neuter a-stem declension of
singular dual plural
nominative जम् (jam) जे (je) जानि (jāni)
जा¹ (jā¹)
accusative जम् (jam) जे (je) जानि (jāni)
जा¹ (jā¹)
instrumental जेन (jena) जाभ्याम् (jābhyām) जैः (jaiḥ)
जेभिः¹ (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)
vocative (ja) जे (je) जानि (jāni)
जा¹ (jā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

• () stemm

  1. speed
  2. enjoyment
  3. light, lustre
  4. poison
  5. a पिशाच (piśāca, fiend, ogre, demon, imp, malevolent or devilish being)
  6. Vishnu
  7. Shiva
  8. a husband's brother's wife
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of
singular dual plural
nominative जः (jáḥ) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
जासः¹ (jā́saḥ¹)
accusative जम् (jám) जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जान् (jā́n)
instrumental जेन (jéna) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जैः (jaíḥ)
जेभिः¹ (jébhiḥ¹)
dative जाय (jā́ya) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जेभ्यः (jébhyaḥ)
ablative जात् (jā́t) जाभ्याम् (jā́bhyām) जेभ्यः (jébhyaḥ)
genitive जस्य (jásya) जयोः (jáyoḥ) जानाम् (jā́nām)
locative जे () जयोः (jáyoḥ) जेषु (jéṣu)
vocative () जौ (jaú)
जा¹ (jā́¹)
जाः (jā́ḥ)
जासः¹ (jā́saḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Sherpa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡z]

Letter

(dz)

  1. Used to represent the [d͡z] sound in Sherpa. [2]