ज्ञा

See also: ज्ञ

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (to know). Cognate with Latin gnōscō, Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō), Old English cnawan (English know), and Russian знать (znatʹ).[1]

    Pronunciation

    Root

    ज्ञा • (jñā)

    1. to know

    Derived terms

    Primary verbal forms
    Secondary forms
    • ज्ञा॒यते॑ (jñāyáte, passive)
    • अज्ञा॑यि (ájñāyi, passive aorist)
    • ज्ञा॒पय॑ति (jñāpáyati, causative)
    • ज्ञ॒पय॑ति (jñapáyati, causative)
    • अजि॑ज्ञपत् (ájijñapat, causative aorist)
    • अजि॑ज्ञिपत् (ájijñipat, causative aorist)
    • ज्ञा॒प्यते॑ (jñāpyáte, passive of causative)
    • ज्ञ॒प्यते॑ (jñapyáte, passive of causative)
    • जिज्ञासते (jijñāsate, desiderative)
    • जाज्ञायते (jājñāyate, intensive)
    • जाज्ञेति (jājñeti, intensive)
    Non-finite forms
    Derived nominal forms
    Prefixed root forms
    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा (0 c, 27 e)
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root ज्ञा (21 c, 0 e)

    Descendants

    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root ज्ञा (21 c, 0 e)

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “JÑĀ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 599

    Further reading

    • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “jñā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.