जटामांसी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जटामांसी (jaṭāmāṃsī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ʈɑː.mɑːn.siː/, [d͡ʒɐ.ʈäː.mä̃ːn.siː]

Noun

जटामांसी • (jaṭāmānsīf (Urdu spelling جٹامانسی)

  1. spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi)
  2. nard oil

Declension

Declension of जटामांसी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct जटामांसी
jaṭāmānsī
जटामांसियाँ
jaṭāmānsiyā̃
oblique जटामांसी
jaṭāmānsī
जटामांसियों
jaṭāmānsiyõ
vocative जटामांसी
jaṭāmānsī
जटामांसियो
jaṭāmānsiyo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Compound of जटा (jaṭā, dreadlocks) +‎ मनस् (manas, mind), in reference to the appearance of the rhizomes, and the effect of its essential oil on the nervous system.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

जटामांसी • (jaṭāmāṃsī) stemf

  1. spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi)
    Synonyms: आमिषी (āmiṣī), किरातिनी (kirātinī), मिषिका (miṣikā), पला (palā)
  2. nard oil

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of जटामांसी
singular dual plural
nominative जटामांसी (jaṭāmāṃsī) जटामांस्यौ (jaṭāmāṃsyau)
जटामांसी¹ (jaṭāmāṃsī¹)
जटामांस्यः (jaṭāmāṃsyaḥ)
जटामांसीः¹ (jaṭāmāṃsīḥ¹)
accusative जटामांसीम् (jaṭāmāṃsīm) जटामांस्यौ (jaṭāmāṃsyau)
जटामांसी¹ (jaṭāmāṃsī¹)
जटामांसीः (jaṭāmāṃsīḥ)
instrumental जटामांस्या (jaṭāmāṃsyā) जटामांसीभ्याम् (jaṭāmāṃsībhyām) जटामांसीभिः (jaṭāmāṃsībhiḥ)
dative जटामांस्यै (jaṭāmāṃsyai) जटामांसीभ्याम् (jaṭāmāṃsībhyām) जटामांसीभ्यः (jaṭāmāṃsībhyaḥ)
ablative जटामांस्याः (jaṭāmāṃsyāḥ)
जटामांस्यै² (jaṭāmāṃsyai²)
जटामांसीभ्याम् (jaṭāmāṃsībhyām) जटामांसीभ्यः (jaṭāmāṃsībhyaḥ)
genitive जटामांस्याः (jaṭāmāṃsyāḥ)
जटामांस्यै² (jaṭāmāṃsyai²)
जटामांस्योः (jaṭāmāṃsyoḥ) जटामांसीनाम् (jaṭāmāṃsīnām)
locative जटामांस्याम् (jaṭāmāṃsyām) जटामांस्योः (jaṭāmāṃsyoḥ) जटामांसीषु (jaṭāmāṃsīṣu)
vocative जटामांसि (jaṭāmāṃsi) जटामांस्यौ (jaṭāmāṃsyau)
जटामांसी¹ (jaṭāmāṃsī¹)
जटामांस्यः (jaṭāmāṃsyaḥ)
जटामांसीः¹ (jaṭāmāṃsīḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Borrowed terms
  • Hindi: जटामांसी (jaṭāmānsī)
  • Nepali: जटामांसी (jaṭāmānsī)
  • Bengali: জটামাংসী (joṭamaṅśi)

References

  1. ^ Dhiman, Nisha, Bhattacharya, Amita (10 January 2020) “Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC.-Challenges and opportunities of harnessing the untapped medicinal plant from the Himalayas”, in Journal of Ethnopharmacology[1], volume 246, →DOI, →ISSN