जैन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).

Adjective

जैन • (jain) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling جین)

Jain; (relational) Jainism

Noun

जैन • (jain) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling جین)

(Jainism) a Jain

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of जैन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैन jain
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

Declension of जैन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैनें jainẽ
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

Proper noun

जैन • (jain) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling جین)

a surname, equivalent to English Jain, used by the adherents of Jainism. It is often different from their original surnames, and is used to display unity

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of जैन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैन jain
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

Declension of जैन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैनें jainẽ
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जैन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʑəin/, [d͡ʑəiːn]

Adjective

जैन • (jain) (indeclinable)

Jain; of or pertaining to Jainism

Noun

जैन • (jain) ?

(Jainism) a Jain.

Proper noun

जैन • (jain) m

a surname, equivalent to English Jain, used by the adherents of Jainism. It is often different from their original surnames, and is used to display unity

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जैन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जैन”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जैन”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

জৈন (Assamese script)
ᬚᬿᬦ (Balinese script)
জৈন (Bengali script)
𑰕𑰹𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀚𑁃𑀦 (Brahmi script)
ဇဲန (Burmese script)
જૈન (Gujarati script)
ਜੈਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌜𑍈𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦗꦻꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂔𑂶𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ಜೈನ (Kannada script)
ជៃន (Khmer script)
ໄຊນ (Lao script)
ജൈന (Malayalam script)
ᡯᠠᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘕𑘺𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠽᠧᠧᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦵𑧛𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐖𑐿𑐣 (Newa script)
ଜୈନ (Odia script)
ꢙꣀꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆘𑆽𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖕𑖹𑖡 (Siddham script)
ජෛන (Sinhalese script)
𑩣𑩗𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚑𑚳𑚝 (Takri script)
ஜைந (Tamil script)
జైన (Telugu script)
ไชน (Thai script)
ཛཻ་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒖𑒻𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨥𑨇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of जिन (jina).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑːj.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɑj.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

जैन • (jaina) stem

Jain; of or pertaining to Jainism

Noun

जैन • (jaina) stem, m

(Jainism) a Jain

Proper noun

जैन • (jaina) stem, m

a surname, equivalent to English Jain, used by the adherents of Jainism. It is often different from their original surnames, and is used to display unity
name of a prince of Kashmir

Descendants

→ Assamese: জৈন (zoin)
→ Bengali: জৈন (jōin)
→ Gujarati: જૈન (jain)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: जैन (jain)

Urdu: جین (jain)
→ Tamil: சைனம் (caiṉam)
→ Kannada: ಜೈನ (jaina)
→ Marathi: जैन (jain)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਜੈਨ (jain)

Shahmukhi script: جَین (jain)
→ Thai: เชน (cheen)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “Jaina”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 425, column 1.