जाया

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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जाया (jāyā́) stemf

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

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of जाया (jāyā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जाया
jāyā́
जाये
jāyé
जायाः
jāyā́ḥ
Vocative जाये
jā́ye
जाये
jā́ye
जायाः
jā́yāḥ
Accusative जायाम्
jāyā́m
जाये
jāyé
जायाः
jāyā́ḥ
Instrumental जायया / जाया¹
jāyáyā / jāyā́¹
जायाभ्याम्
jāyā́bhyām
जायाभिः
jāyā́bhiḥ
Dative जायायै
jāyā́yai
जायाभ्याम्
jāyā́bhyām
जायाभ्यः
jāyā́bhyaḥ
Ablative जायायाः / जायायै²
jāyā́yāḥ / jāyā́yai²
जायाभ्याम्
jāyā́bhyām
जायाभ्यः
jāyā́bhyaḥ
Genitive जायायाः / जायायै²
jāyā́yāḥ / jāyā́yai²
जाययोः
jāyáyoḥ
जायानाम्
jāyā́nām
Locative जायायाम्
jāyā́yām
जाययोः
jāyáyoḥ
जायासु
jāyā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
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Descendants

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  • Pali: jāyā
  • Prakrit: 𑀚𑀸𑀬𑀸 (jāyā)
  • Thai: ชายา (chaa-yaa, royal wife)

References

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