जप

Hindi

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जप (japa) or deverbal form of जपना (japnā).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəp/, [d͡ʒɐp]

    Noun

    जप • (jap) m

    1. repetition in a low tone of an incantation, or the name of a deity
    2. counting silently the beads of a rosary
    3. a muttered prayer or spell
    4. meditation on the name of a deity

    Declension

    Declension of जप (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct जप
    jap     		जप
    jap
    oblique जप
    jap     		जपों
    japõ
    vocative जप
    jap     		जपो
    japo

    Derived terms

    • जप करना (jap karnā, “to mutter prayers”)
    • जप-तप (jap-tap, “devotion”)
    • जप-माल (jap-māl)
    • जप-माला (jap-mālā)

    References

    Sanskrit

    Alternative scripts

    Alternative scripts
    • জপ (Assamese script)
    • ᬚᬧ (Balinese script)
    • জপ (Bengali script)
    • 𑰕𑰢 (Bhaiksuki script)
    • 𑀚𑀧 (Brahmi script)
    • ဇပ (Burmese script)
    • જપ (Gujarati script)
    • ਜਪ (Gurmukhi script)
    • 𑌜𑌪 (Grantha script)
    • ꦗꦥ (Javanese script)
    • 𑂔𑂣 (Kaithi script)
    • ಜಪ (Kannada script)
    • ជប (Khmer script)
    • ຊປ (Lao script)
    • ജപ (Malayalam script)
    • ᡯᠠᢒᠠ (Manchu script)
    • 𑘕𑘢 (Modi script)
    • ᠽᠠᢒᠠ (Mongolian script)
    • 𑦵𑧂 (Nandinagari script)
    • 𑐖𑐥 (Newa script)
    • ଜପ (Odia script)
    • ꢙꢦ (Saurashtra script)
    • 𑆘𑆥 (Sharada script)
    • 𑖕𑖢 (Siddham script)
    • ජප (Sinhalese script)
    • 𑩣𑩰 (Soyombo script)
    • 𑚑𑚞 (Takri script)
    • ஜப (Tamil script)
    • జప (Telugu script)
    • ชป (Thai script)
    • ཛ་པ (Tibetan script)
    • 𑒖𑒣 (Tirhuta script)
    • 𑨥𑨞 (Zanabazar Square script)

    Etymology

      From the root जप् (jap) +‎ -अ (-a).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      जप • (jápa) stem, m (root जप्)

      1. whisper, mutter
      2. chant of prayers

      Declension

      Masculine a-stem declension of जप
      singular dual plural
      nominative जपः (jápaḥ) जपौ (jápau)
      जपा¹ (jápā¹)       		जपाः (jápāḥ)
      जपासः¹ (jápāsaḥ¹)
      accusative जपम् (jápam) जपौ (jápau)
      जपा¹ (jápā¹)       		जपान् (jápān)
      instrumental जपेन (jápena) जपाभ्याम् (jápābhyām) जपैः (jápaiḥ)
      जपेभिः¹ (jápebhiḥ¹)
      dative जपाय (jápāya) जपाभ्याम् (jápābhyām) जपेभ्यः (jápebhyaḥ)
      ablative जपात् (jápāt) जपाभ्याम् (jápābhyām) जपेभ्यः (jápebhyaḥ)
      genitive जपस्य (jápasya) जपयोः (jápayoḥ) जपानाम् (jápānām)
      locative जपे (jápe) जपयोः (jápayoḥ) जपेषु (jápeṣu)
      vocative जप (jápa) जपौ (jápau)
      जपा¹ (jápā¹)       		जपाः (jápāḥ)
      जपासः¹ (jápāsaḥ¹)
      • ¹Vedic

      References

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