जस

Inherited from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀲 (jārisa), from Sanskrit यादृश (yādṛśa).

जस (jas)

1. so, just as

Inherited from Old Awadhi 𑂔𑂮 (jasa), from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

जस (jas) m

1. glory

• Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 719, column 1.
• Dr. Suryaprasad Dikshit, Dr. Sajeevanlal Yadav (1996) “जस”, in अवधी शब्द-कोश [Awadhi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Lucknow: Vishwavidyalaya Hindi Prakashan, University of Lucknow, page 61, column 1
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yādrśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 605

Inherited from Old Hindi जस (jasa), from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

जस (jas) m

1. fame, glory, praise, eulogy

• रमेश गुप्त [Ramesh Gupt] (2011) “जस”, in श्रीराम तिवारी [Shriram Tiwari], अशोक मिश्र [Ashok Mishra], editors, बुन्देली - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Bundeli - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: संस्कृति संचालनालय, माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Sanskriti Sanchalanalaya, Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, ज, page 118, column 2.
• डॉ॰ सरोज गुप्ता [Dr. Saroj Gupta] (2016) “जस”, in प्रामाणिक वृहद बुन्देली शब्द कोश [Authoritative and Extensive Bundeli Dictionary] (in Hindi), ७२१—७२२, इन्दिरा भवन, लखनऊ (उ॰प्र॰) [721—722, Indira Bhavan, Lucknow (U.P.)]: उत्तर प्रदेश भाषा संस्थान [Uttar Pradesh Bhasha Sansthan], page 153, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604

Inherited from Old Awadhi 𑂔𑂮 (jasa), from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

जस (jas)

1. fame, glory, praise

• डॉ॰ गीतेश अमरोहित [Dr Gitesh Amrohit] (2015) “जस”, in मानक छत्तीसगढ़ी शब्दकोश [Standard Chhattisgarhi Dictionary] (in Hindi), अमीनपारा चौक, पुरानी बस्ती, रायपुर [Aminpara Chowk, Purani Basti, Raipur]: वैभव प्रकाशन [Vaibhav Prakashan], →ISBN, page 127.
• चंद्राकर, चंद्रकुमार [Chandrakar, Chandrakumar] (2012) “जस”, in वृहत् छत्तीसगढ़ी शब्दकोश [vŕhat chattīsgaṛhī śabdakoś, Large Chhattisgarhi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Raipur, Chhattisgarh: छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य हिंदी ग्रंथ अकादमी [Chhattisgarh Hindi Granth Academy], →ISBN, page 332, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 127

Inherited from Old Hindi जस (jasa), from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáćas.

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəs/, [d͡ʒɐs]
• Hyphenation: जस
• Rhymes: -əs

जस • (jas) m (Urdu spelling جَس)

1. (dated) glory

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 628
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जस”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2992
• Platts, John T. (1884) “जस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 302
• “जस”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀤𑀺𑀲 (jādisa), from Sanskrit यादृश (yādṛśa).

जस (jas)

1. so, just as

Inherited from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ).

जस (jas) m

1. fame, glory

• डॉ॰ भगवतीलाल राजपुरोहित [Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit], डॉ॰ प्रह्लाद चन्द्र जोशी [Prahlad Chandra Joshi] (2010) “जस”, in मालवी - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Malvi - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, ज, page 126, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yādrśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 605

जस (jasa)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑂔𑂮 (“glory”)
   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Hanumān Cālīsā:

     सहस बदन तुम्हरो जस गावैं ।
     अस कहि श्रीपति कंठ लगावैं ॥

     sahasa badana tumharo jasa gāvaiṃ.
     asa kahi śrīpati kaṃṭha lagāvaiṃ.

     /sahas badan tumharo jas gāva͠i .
     as kahi śrīpati kaṇṭh lagāva͠i ./

     “A thousand mouths sing thy glories”: saying thus, Rāma embraced thee.

Inherited from Prakrit जस (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ). Cognate with Old Braj जस (jas), Old Awadhi जस (jasa), Old Punjabi ਜਸੁ (jasu), Old Gujarati जस (jasa).

जस (jasa) m

1. praise, eulogy
   • c. 1270 – 1350, Nāmdev, Padāvalī 113.1:

     कासीपुरी मंझि गौरापति अहिनिसि सदा पुकारै॥
     कीट पतंग सुनत गति पावै गोबिंद जस बिस्तारै॥

     kāsīpurī maṃjhi gaurāpati ahinisi sadā pukārai.
     kīṭa pataṃga sunata gati pāvai gobiṃda jasa bistārai.

     Day and night Śiva sings Rām in holy Banāras.
     Even bugs and moths are redeemed as they hear it. And spread the glory Govind.

   • c. 1420, Kabīr, Kabīr Vāṇī 448.0:

     […] मानूं अठ-सिधि नवनि ताकै। हर्षि हरषि जस बोलै॥

     […] mānū̃ aṭha sidhi navani tākai harṣi haraṣi jasa bolai.

     […] as if eight siddhis, nine treasures [were contained] in his joy, rejoicing he sings the praise [of God].

• जस बोलना (jasa bolanā, “to sing praises”)

• Old Braj: जस (jas)
  • Braj: जस (jas)
• Bundeli: जस (jas)
• Hindustani: jas

  Hindi: जस

  Urdu: جَس (jas)

• Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 719, column 1.
• Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 533
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604

जस (jasa)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀚𑀲 (“fame, glory”)