Translingual

Letter

ज (ja)

1. A letter of the Devanagari alphabet.

See also

• ज्ञ (jña): ज + ञ

Hindi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒə̯]

Letter

ज • ‎(ja)

1. The eigth consonant in Hindi.

See also

• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ ज,‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ ष़ ^{(Category: Hindi letters) [edit]}

Sanskrit

Etymology 1

Adjective

ज • ‎(ja)

1. born, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused by; born or produced in or at or upon; growing in; living at
2. (after an adverb or adverbial word) born or produced

   अग्रज ‎(ágra-ja) — the first-born, an elder brother

   अवरज ‎(ávara-já) — of low birth, inferior, younger

   अवरज ‎(éka-já) — of low birth, inferior, younger, junior

   द्विज ‎(dvi-já) — twice-born

   निज ‎(ni-já) — innate, native

   पूर्वज ‎(pū́rva-já) — first-born, elder; born or produced before or formerly, former

   प्रथमज ‎(prathamá-já) — firstborn, a firstling

   सहज ‎(sahá-já) — born or produced together or at the same time as

   साकंज ‎(sākaṃ-já) — being born together or at the same time

3. prepared from, made of or with
4. belonging to, connected with, peculiar to; borne

   अनूपज ‎(anūpá-ja) — growing near the water, waterborne

   अन्नज ‎(anna-ja) — springing from or occasioned by food, foodborne

   शक्रज ‎(śakrá-ja) — Indra-born

   सार्थज ‎(sā-rtha-ja) — born or reared in a caravan, tame

Declension

Noun

ज • ‎(ja) m

1. son of (in compounds)
2. father
3. birth

Declension

Etymology 2

Adjective

ज • ‎(ja)

1. speedy, swift
2. victorious
3. eaten

Declension

Noun

ज • ‎(ja) m

1. speed
2. enjoyment
3. light, lustre
4. poison
5. a पिशाच ‎(piśāca, “fiend, ogre, demon, imp, malevolent or devilish being”)
6. Vishnu
7. Shiva
8. a husband's brother's wife

Declension