See also: and જા

U+0A9C, જ
GUJARATI LETTER JA

[U+0A9B]
Gujarati
[U+0A9D]

Gujarati

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter

• (ja)

  1. The eighth consonant in Gujarati.

See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Gujarati जि (ji), इजि (iji), (ja), (i), from Apabhramsa जि (ji), from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀯 (jeva), 𑀚𑁂𑀯𑁆𑀯 (jĕvva), from Sanskrit ए॒व (evá).[1] Cognate with Nepali (i), Odia (i).

Pronunciation

Particle

• (aj)

  1. an emphatic particle: indeed, truly, really, certainly
    અરે, હું અહીં છું!are hũ ahī̃j chũ!Hey, I am right here!

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ēvá¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 121