जुनून

See also: जनन, जननी, जानना, and जिन्न

Hindi

Alternative forms

जुनूँ (junū̃)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (junūn), from Arabic جُنُون (junūn, “madness”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊ.nuːn/, [d͡ʒʊ.nũːn]

Noun

जुनून • (junūn) m (Urdu spelling جنون)

craziness, madness, insanity, passion
वह जुनून की हालत में है।
vah junūn kī hālat mẽ hai.
He is in a state of madness.

Declension

Declension of *जुनून* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	जुनून junūn	जुनून junūn
oblique	जुनून junūn	जुनूनों junūnõ
vocative	जुनून junūn	जुनूनो junūno

References

Platts, John T. (1884) “جنون”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.