जय
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəj/, [d͡ʒɐj], /d͡ʒɛː/
Noun
जय • (jay) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जय jay |
जयें jayẽ |
| oblique | जय jay |
जयों jayõ |
| vocative | जय jay |
जयो jayo |
Interjection
जय • (jay) (Urdu spelling جے)
- hail, glory, long live; victory to
- जय श्री राम! ― jay śrī rām! ― Hail Lord Rāma!
- जय हिन्द! ― jay hind! ― Victory to India!
See also
- जय श्री राम (jay śrī rām)
- जय हो (jay ho)
- ज़िन्दाबाद (zindābād)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʑəj/
Noun
जय • (jay) m
Declension
| Declension of जय (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
जय jay | ||
| direct plural |
जय jay | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
जय jay |
जय jay | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
जया jayā |
जयां- jayān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
जयाला jayālā |
जयांना jayānnā | |
| ergative | जयाने, जयानं jayāne, jayāna |
जयांनी jayānnī | |
| instrumental | जयाशी jayāśī |
जयांशी jayānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
जयात jayāt |
जयांत jayāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
जया jayā |
जयांनो jayānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of जय (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
जयाचा jayāċā |
जयाचे jayāċe |
जयाची jayācī |
जयाच्या jayācā |
जयाचे, जयाचं jayāċe, jayāċa |
जयाची jayācī |
जयाच्या jayācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
जयांचा jayānċā |
जयांचे jayānċe |
जयांची jayāñcī |
जयांच्या jayāncā |
जयांचे, जयांचं jayānċe, jayānċa |
जयांची jayāñcī |
जयांच्या jayāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Proper noun
जय • (jay) m
- a male given name
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
जय m
- Devanagari script form of jaya
Declension
Declension table of "जय" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | जयो (jayo) | जया (jayā) |
| Accusative (second) | जयं (jayaṃ) | जये (jaye) |
| Instrumental (third) | जयेन (jayena) | जयेहि (jayehi) or जयेभि (jayebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | जयस्स (jayassa) or जयाय (jayāya) or जयत्थं (jayatthaṃ) | जयानं (jayānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | जयस्मा (jayasmā) or जयम्हा (jayamhā) or जया (jayā) | जयेहि (jayehi) or जयेभि (jayebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | जयस्स (jayassa) | जयानं (jayānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | जयस्मिं (jayasmiṃ) or जयम्हि (jayamhi) or जये (jaye) | जयेसु (jayesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | जय (jaya) | जया (jayā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- জয় (Assamese script)
- ᬚᬬ (Balinese script)
- জয় (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- ဇယ (Burmese script)
- જય (Gujarati script)
- ਜਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑌯 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦪ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- ಜಯ (Kannada script)
- ជយ (Khmer script)
- ຊຍ (Lao script)
- ജയ (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐫 (Newa script)
- ଜଯ (Odia script)
- ꢙꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖧 (Siddham script)
- ජය (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚣 (Takri script)
- ஜய (Tamil script)
- జయ (Telugu script)
- ชย (Thai script)
- ཛ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root जि (ji, “to win”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷey- (“to win, conquer”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βῐ́ᾱ (bĭ́ā).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑɐ.jɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d͡ʑɐ.jɐ/
Noun
जय • (jayá) stem, m
- conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being victorious (in battle or in playing with dice or in a lawsuit)
- (in the plural, paroxytone) name of particular verses causing victory (personified as deities)
- Premna spinosa or Premna longifolia
- a yellow variety of Vigna mungo ( <= Phaseolus mungo)
- name of the 3rd year of the 6th lustrum of the bṛhaspati cycle
- (music) a kind of flute
- (music) a kind of measure
- the sun
- Arjuna
- Indra
- name of a rishi (author of RV. x, 180 ; son of Angiras or of Indra; living under the 10th manu)
- name of a spirit
- name of an attendant of Vishnu
- name of a Nāga
- name of a Danava
- name of a son
- name of an ancient king (11th cakravartin in Bharata)
- name of a Pandava hero
- name of a Yudhisthira at Virata's court
- name of Aśoka in a former birth
- name of a carpenter
- Terminalia chebula
- नीलदूर्वा (nīla-dūrvā)
- for जपा (japā)
- name of a narcotic substance
- the 3rd or 8th or 13th day of either half-month
- one of the 7 flag-sticks of Indra's banner
- name of the saurā dharmāḥ
- name of Durga
- name of a daughter of Dakṣa
- name of yoginī
- name of Śakti
- name of a handmaid of Durga
- name of a Buddhist deity (= Tārā)
- of the mother of the 12th arhat of the present Avsarpini
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | जयः (jayáḥ) | जयौ (jayaú) जया¹ (jayā́¹) |
जयाः (jayā́ḥ) जयासः¹ (jayā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | जयम् (jayám) | जयौ (jayaú) जया¹ (jayā́¹) |
जयान् (jayā́n) |
| instrumental | जयेन (jayéna) | जयाभ्याम् (jayā́bhyām) | जयैः (jayaíḥ) जयेभिः¹ (jayébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | जयाय (jayā́ya) | जयाभ्याम् (jayā́bhyām) | जयेभ्यः (jayébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | जयात् (jayā́t) | जयाभ्याम् (jayā́bhyām) | जयेभ्यः (jayébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | जयस्य (jayásya) | जययोः (jayáyoḥ) | जयानाम् (jayā́nām) |
| locative | जये (jayé) | जययोः (jayáyoḥ) | जयेषु (jayéṣu) |
| vocative | जय (jáya) | जयौ (jáyau) जया¹ (jáyā¹) |
जयाः (jáyāḥ) जयासः¹ (jáyāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Related terms
- जयति (jayati)
Descendants
Descendants
- Bengali: জয় (joẏ)
- → Chinese: 闍耶 / 阇耶
- → English: Jaya
- Gujarati: જાય (jāya)
- → Hindi: जय (jay)
- → Kannada: ಜಯ (jaya)
- → Khmer: ជយោ (cĕəʼyoo)
- → Lao: ໄຊ (sai)
- → Lü: ᦺᦋ (tsay)
- → Madurese: jhâjâ
- → Malay: jaya
- Indonesian: jaya
- → Malayalam: ജയാ (jayā)
- Marathi: जय (jay)
- Nepali: जय (jaya)
- Odia: ଜୟ (jaya)
- → Old Javanese: jaya
- Pali: jaya
- → Punjabi:
- → Tamil: ஜெயா (jeyā), ஜெய (jeya)
- → Telugu: జయ (jaya), జయము (jayamu)
Adjective
जय • (jayá) stem
- (at the end of a compound) conquering, winning
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | जयः (jayáḥ) | जयौ (jayaú) जया¹ (jayā́¹) |
जयाः (jayā́ḥ) जयासः¹ (jayā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | जयम् (jayám) | जयौ (jayaú) जया¹ (jayā́¹) |
जयान् (jayā́n) |
| instrumental | जयेन (jayéna) | जयाभ्याम् (jayā́bhyām) | जयैः (jayaíḥ) जयेभिः¹ (jayébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | जयाय (jayā́ya) | जयाभ्याम् (jayā́bhyām) | जयेभ्यः (jayébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | जयात् (jayā́t) | जयाभ्याम् (jayā́bhyām) | जयेभ्यः (jayébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | जयस्य (jayásya) | जययोः (jayáyoḥ) | जयानाम् (jayā́nām) |
| locative | जये (jayé) | जययोः (jayáyoḥ) | जयेषु (jayéṣu) |
| vocative | जय (jáya) | जयौ (jáyau) जया¹ (jáyā¹) |
जयाः (jáyāḥ) जयासः¹ (jáyāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | जया (jayā́) | जये (jayé) | जयाः (jayā́ḥ) |
| accusative | जयाम् (jayā́m) | जये (jayé) | जयाः (jayā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | जयया (jayáyā) जया¹ (jayā́¹) |
जयाभ्याम् (jayā́bhyām) | जयाभिः (jayā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | जयायै (jayā́yai) | जयाभ्याम् (jayā́bhyām) | जयाभ्यः (jayā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | जयायाः (jayā́yāḥ) जयायै² (jayā́yai²) |
जयाभ्याम् (jayā́bhyām) | जयाभ्यः (jayā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | जयायाः (jayā́yāḥ) जयायै² (jayā́yai²) |
जययोः (jayáyoḥ) | जयानाम् (jayā́nām) |
| locative | जयायाम् (jayā́yām) | जययोः (jayáyoḥ) | जयासु (jayā́su) |
| vocative | जये (jáye) | जये (jáye) | जयाः (jáyāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | जयी (jayī́) | जय्यौ (jayyaù) जयी¹ (jayī́¹) |
जय्यः (jayyàḥ) जयीः¹ (jayī́ḥ¹) |
| accusative | जयीम् (jayī́m) | जय्यौ (jayyaù) जयी¹ (jayī́¹) |
जयीः (jayī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | जय्या (jayyā́) | जयीभ्याम् (jayī́bhyām) | जयीभिः (jayī́bhiḥ) |
| dative | जय्यै (jayyaí) | जयीभ्याम् (jayī́bhyām) | जयीभ्यः (jayī́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | जय्याः (jayyā́ḥ) जय्यै² (jayyaí²) |
जयीभ्याम् (jayī́bhyām) | जयीभ्यः (jayī́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | जय्याः (jayyā́ḥ) जय्यै² (jayyaí²) |
जय्योः (jayyóḥ) | जयीनाम् (jayī́nām) |
| locative | जय्याम् (jayyā́m) | जय्योः (jayyóḥ) | जयीषु (jayī́ṣu) |
| vocative | जयि (jáyi) | जय्यौ (jáyyau) जयी¹ (jáyī¹) |
जय्यः (jáyyaḥ) जयीः¹ (jáyīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | जयम् (jayám) | जये (jayé) | जयानि (jayā́ni) जया¹ (jayā́¹) |
| accusative | जयम् (jayám) | जये (jayé) | जयानि (jayā́ni) जया¹ (jayā́¹) |
| instrumental | जयेन (jayéna) | जयाभ्याम् (jayā́bhyām) | जयैः (jayaíḥ) जयेभिः¹ (jayébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | जयाय (jayā́ya) | जयाभ्याम् (jayā́bhyām) | जयेभ्यः (jayébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | जयात् (jayā́t) | जयाभ्याम् (jayā́bhyām) | जयेभ्यः (jayébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | जयस्य (jayásya) | जययोः (jayáyoḥ) | जयानाम् (jayā́nām) |
| locative | जये (jayé) | जययोः (jayáyoḥ) | जयेषु (jayéṣu) |
| vocative | जय (jáya) | जये (jáye) | जयानि (jáyāni) जया¹ (jáyā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “जय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0412/3.