ǰáanu

See also: Jaanu

Palula

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit जन॑ (jána), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónh₁os, from *ǵenh₁- + *-os.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dʑáanu/

    Noun

    ǰáanu m (Perso-Arabic spelling جانوۡ)

    1. individual, (male) person

    Declension

    Declension of ǰáanu (a-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative ǰáanu ǰáana
    oblique ǰáana ǰáanam

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “ǰáanu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jána”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 281