जनति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ánati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁-e-ti, from *ǵenh₁- (to give birth). Cognate with Persian زادن (zâdan).

Pronunciation

Verb

जनति • (jánati) third-singular present indicative (root जन्, class 1, type P)

  1. to give birth to, beget, create, cause, produce (RV., AV., etc.)
  2. to assign, procure (RV., VS.)

Descendants

  • Gujarati: જણવું (jaṇvũ)

References

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