जाया

See also: ज्यौ, ज्या, and जय

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aHtás

Sanskrit जात (jāta)

Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀬 (jāya)

Hindi जाया

Inherited from Prakrit जाय (jāya), from Sanskrit जात (jāta). Cognate with Gujarati જાયું (jāyũ) and very distantly to English né.

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑː.jɑː/, [d͡ʒäː.jäː]

Adjective

जाया • (jāyā) (Urdu spelling جایا)

born

Declension

Declension of *जाया* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	जाया jāyā	जाए, जाये jāe, jāye	जाई, जायी jāī, jāyī	जाई, जायी jāī, jāyī
oblique	जाए, जाये jāe, jāye	जाए, जाये jāe, jāye	जाई, जायी jāī, jāyī	जाई, जायी jāī, jāyī
vocative	जाए, जाये jāe, jāye	जाए, जाये jāe, jāye	जाई, जायी jāī, jāyī	जाई, जायी jāī, jāyī

Noun

जाया • (jāyā) m (Urdu spelling جایا)

(regional, rare) a son
Synonym: बेटा (beṭā)

Coordinate term: जाई (jāī, “daughter”)

Declension

Declension of *जाया* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	जाया jāyā	जाए, जाये jāe, jāye
oblique	जाए, जाये jāe, jāye	जायों jāyõ
vocative	जाए, जाये jāe, jāye	जायो jāyo

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

জায়া (Assamese script)
ᬚᬵᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
জায়া (Bengali script)
𑰕𑰯𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀚𑀸𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ဇာယာ (Burmese script)
જાયા (Gujarati script)
ਜਾਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦗꦴꦪꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂔𑂰𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಜಾಯಾ (Kannada script)
ជាយា (Khmer script)
ຊາຍາ (Lao script)
ജായാ (Malayalam script)
ᡯᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘕𑘰𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠽᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦵𑧑𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐖𑐵𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
ଜାଯା (Odia script)
ꢙꢵꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆘𑆳𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖕𑖯𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
ජායා (Sinhalese script)
𑩣𑩛𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚑𑚭𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
ஜாயா (Tamil script)
జాయా (Telugu script)
ชายา (Thai script)
ཛཱ་ཡཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒖𑒰𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨥𑨊𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Exact origin obscure, but ultimately from either Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, produce”) (thus literally “one who begets”) or *ǵemH- (“to marry”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑː.jɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑː.jɑː/

Noun

जा॒या • (jāyā́) stem, f

a wife
Synonym: जनि (jáni)
(astronomy) the 7th lunar mansion

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of जा॒या
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	जा॒या (jāyā́)	जा॒ये (jāyé)	जा॒याः (jāyā́ḥ)
accusative	जा॒याम् (jāyā́m)	जा॒ये (jāyé)	जा॒याः (jāyā́ḥ)
instrumental	जा॒यया॑ (jāyáyā) जा॒या¹ (jāyā́¹)	जा॒याभ्या॑म् (jāyā́bhyām)	जा॒याभिः॑ (jāyā́bhiḥ)
dative	जा॒यायै॑ (jāyā́yai)	जा॒याभ्या॑म् (jāyā́bhyām)	जा॒याभ्यः॑ (jāyā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	जा॒यायाः॑ (jāyā́yāḥ) जा॒यायै॑² (jāyā́yai²)	जा॒याभ्या॑म् (jāyā́bhyām)	जा॒याभ्यः॑ (jāyā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	जा॒यायाः॑ (jāyā́yāḥ) जा॒यायै॑² (jāyā́yai²)	जा॒ययोः॑ (jāyáyoḥ)	जा॒याना॑म् (jāyā́nām)
locative	जा॒याया॑म् (jāyā́yām)	जा॒ययोः॑ (jāyáyoḥ)	जा॒यासु॑ (jāyā́su)
vocative	जाये॑ (jā́ye)	जाये॑ (jā́ye)	जायाः॑ (jā́yāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Related terms

जनित्री (jánitrī, “mother”)
जार (ȷ́ā́ra, ȷ́ārá, “suitor, paramour, lover, intimate companion”)
जार्य (jāryá, “intimacy; companionship”)
जामातृ (jā́mātṛ, “son-in-law”)
जामि (ȷ́āmí, “female relative; daughter-in-law; consanguinity”)

Descendants

Pali: jāyā
Prakrit: 𑀚𑀸𑀬𑀸 (jāyā)
- Gujarati: જાઈ (jāī)
- Hindustani: jā
  - Hindi: जा
  - Urdu: جا
- Kumaoni: जै (jai)
→ Thai: ชายา (chaa-yaa, “royal wife”)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jāyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press