अज्ञान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अज्ञान (ajñāna).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

अज्ञान • (ajñān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اگیان)

ignorant; stupid; unwise; foolish; unaware

Derived terms

अज्ञानपन (ajñānpan)

Noun

अज्ञान • (ajñān) m (Urdu spelling اگیان)

ignorance; stupidity

Declension

Declension of अज्ञान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अज्ञान ajñān	अज्ञान ajñān
oblique	अज्ञान ajñān	अज्ञानों ajñānõ
vocative	अज्ञान ajñān	अज्ञानो ajñāno

Synonyms

अज्ञानपन (ajñānpan)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

অজ্ঞান (Assamese script)
ᬅᬚ᭄ᬜᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
অজ্ঞান (Bengali script)
𑰀𑰕𑰿𑰗𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀜𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
အဇ္ဉာန (Burmese script)
અજ્ઞાન (Gujarati script)
ਅਜ੍ਞਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌅𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦘꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂃𑂔𑂹𑂖𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ಅಜ್ಞಾನ (Kannada script)
អជ្ញាន (Khmer script)
ອຊ຺ຎານ (Lao script)
അജ്ഞാന (Malayalam script)
ᠠᡯᠨᡳᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘀𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠠᠽᡛᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦠𑦵𑧠𑦷𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐀𑐖𑑂𑐘𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
ଅଜ୍ଞାନ (Odia script)
ꢂꢙ꣄ꢛꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆃𑆘𑇀𑆚𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖀𑖕𑖿𑖗𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
අඥාන (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩣 𑪙𑩥𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚀𑚑𑚶𑚓𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
அஜ்ஞாந (Tamil script)
అజ్ఞాన (Telugu script)
อชฺญาน (Thai script)
ཨ་ཛྙཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒁𑒖𑓂𑒘𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨥𑩇𑨓𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

अ- (a-) +‎ ज्ञान (jñāna).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐd͡ʑ.ɲɑː.nɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɐd͡ʑˈɲɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

अज्ञान • (ajñāna) stem, n

ignorance, illusion, incognizance

Descendants

Hindi: अयाना (ayānā)
Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi: ਨਿਆਣਾ (niāṇā, “child, childlike”)

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