ज्ञान
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñā́na), from the root verb ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡjɑːn/
Noun
ज्ञान • (gyān) m (Urdu spelling گیان)
- knowledge
- मुझे इसका कुछ भी ज्ञान नहीं है।
- mujhe iskā kuch bhī gyān nahī̃ hai.
- I have no knowledge of it at all.
- हमारा शिक्षक व्यापक ज्ञान की खान है।
- hamārā śikṣak vyāpak gyān kī khān hai.
- Our professor is a vast storehouse of general knowledge.
- गुरूजी, और ज्ञान बाटो! ― gurūjī, aur gyān bāṭo! ― Oh Guru, please enlighten us with knowledge! (sarcastic)
Synonyms
- जानकारी (jānkārī)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ज्ञान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
Sanskrit
Etymology
From the root verb ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Noun
ज्ञान • (jñā́na) n
- knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, (esp.) the higher knowledge (in Buddhism, pure awareness free from conceptual constructs; in Hinduism, true knowledge of the Self's identity with the Ultimate Reality)
- "knowledge about anything cognizance" (compare ज्ञानतस् (jñānatas) and अज्ञान (ajñāna))
- ज्ञानाद् अज्ञानाद् वा ― jñānād ajñānād vā ― knowingly or ignorantly
- conscience
- = ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya)
- engaging in (+ genitive, e.g. सर्पिषस् (sarpiṣas, “in sacrifice with clarified butter”))
- name of a shakti
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of ज्ञान (jñā́na) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | ज्ञानम् jñā́nam |
ज्ञाने jñā́ne |
ज्ञानानि / ज्ञाना¹ jñā́nāni / jñā́nā¹ |
| Vocative | ज्ञान jñā́na |
ज्ञाने jñā́ne |
ज्ञानानि / ज्ञाना¹ jñā́nāni / jñā́nā¹ |
| Accusative | ज्ञानम् jñā́nam |
ज्ञाने jñā́ne |
ज्ञानानि / ज्ञाना¹ jñā́nāni / jñā́nā¹ |
| Instrumental | ज्ञानेन jñā́nena |
ज्ञानाभ्याम् jñā́nābhyām |
ज्ञानैः / ज्ञानेभिः¹ jñā́naiḥ / jñā́nebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | ज्ञानाय jñā́nāya |
ज्ञानाभ्याम् jñā́nābhyām |
ज्ञानेभ्यः jñā́nebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | ज्ञानात् jñā́nāt |
ज्ञानाभ्याम् jñā́nābhyām |
ज्ञानेभ्यः jñā́nebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | ज्ञानस्य jñā́nasya |
ज्ञानयोः jñā́nayoḥ |
ज्ञानानाम् jñā́nānām |
| Locative | ज्ञाने jñā́ne |
ज्ञानयोः jñā́nayoḥ |
ज्ञानेषु jñā́neṣu |
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Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “ज्ञान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0426.
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