जिज्ञासा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit जिज्ञासा (jijñāsā), from the verb जिज्ञासते (jijñāsate, “to desire to know”), a desiderative verb from the root ज्ञा (jñā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪɡ.jɑː.sɑː/, [d͡ʒɪɡ.jäː.säː]
Noun
जिज्ञासा • (jijñāsā) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जिज्ञासा jijñāsā |
जिज्ञासाएँ jijñāsāẽ |
| oblique | जिज्ञासा jijñāsā |
जिज्ञासाओं jijñāsāõ |
| vocative | जिज्ञासा jijñāsā |
जिज्ञासाओ jijñāsāo |
Derived terms
- जिज्ञासापूर्वक (jijñāsāpūrvak)
Related terms
- जिज्ञासु (jijñāsu)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit जिज्ञासा (jijñāsā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʑid̪.nja.sa/
Noun
जिज्ञासा • (jidnyāsā) f
Declension
| Declension of जिज्ञासा (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
जिज्ञासा jidnyāsā | ||
| direct plural |
जिज्ञासा jidnyāsā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
जिज्ञासा jidnyāsā |
जिज्ञासा jidnyāsā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
जिज्ञासे jidnyāse |
जिज्ञासां- jidnyāsān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
जिज्ञासेला jidnyāselā |
जिज्ञासांना jidnyāsānnā | |
| ergative | जिज्ञासेने, जिज्ञासेनं jidnyāsene, jidnyāsena |
जिज्ञासांनी jidnyāsānnī | |
| instrumental | जिज्ञासेशी jidnyāseśī |
जिज्ञासांशी jidnyāsānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
जिज्ञासेत jidnyāset |
जिज्ञासांत jidnyāsāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
जिज्ञासे jidnyāse |
जिज्ञासांनो jidnyāsānno | |
| 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 जिज्ञासा (fem ā-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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
जिज्ञासेचा jidnyāseċā |
जिज्ञासेचे jidnyāseċe |
जिज्ञासेची jidnyāsecī |
जिज्ञासेच्या jidnyāsecā |
जिज्ञासेचे, जिज्ञासेचं jidnyāseċe, jidnyāseċa |
जिज्ञासेची jidnyāsecī |
जिज्ञासेच्या jidnyāsecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
जिज्ञासांचा jidnyāsānċā |
जिज्ञासांचे jidnyāsānċe |
जिज्ञासांची jidnyāsāñcī |
जिज्ञासांच्या jidnyāsāncā |
जिज्ञासांचे, जिज्ञासांचं jidnyāsānċe, jidnyāsānċa |
जिज्ञासांची jidnyāsāñcī |
जिज्ञासांच्या jidnyāsāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- जिज्ञासू (jidnyāsū, “curious”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जिज्ञासा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies