Hindi

Noun

जान • ‎(jān) f ‎(Urdu spelling جان)

1. life, soul

   दंगे में कई जानें गईं।‎

   daṅge mẽ kaī jānẽ gaīn.

   Many lives were lost in the riot.

2. spirit, vitality, stamina

   मैं थक गया, और अब मुझ में जान नहीं है।‎

   ma͠i thak gayā, aur ab mujh mẽ jān nahī̃ hai.

   I am tired, and there is no spirit left in me.

Synonyms

• प्राण ‎(prāṇ)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit ज्ञान ‎(jñāna)

Noun

जान • ‎(jān) f ‎(Urdu spelling جان)

1. knowledge

   मेरी जान में, ऐसा नहीं था।‎

   merī jān mẽ, aisā nahī̃ thā.

   To my knowledge, it was not so.

Synonyms

• ज्ञान ‎(gyān)

References

John T. Platts (accessed 06-27-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)