जहि

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • জহি (Assamese script)
  • ᬚᬳᬶ (Balinese script)
  • জহি (Bengali script)
  • 𑰕𑰮𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀚𑀳𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • ဇဟိ (Burmese script)
  • જહિ (Gujarati script)
  • ਜਹਿ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌜𑌹𑌿 (Grantha script)
  • ꦗꦲꦶ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂔𑂯𑂱 (Kaithi script)
  • ಜಹಿ (Kannada script)
  • ជហិ (Khmer script)
  • ຊຫິ (Lao script)
  • ജഹി (Malayalam script)
  • ᡯᠠᡥᡳ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘕𑘮𑘱 (Modi script)
  • ᠽᠠᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦵𑧎𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐖𑐴𑐶 (Newa script)
  • ଜହି (Odia script)
  • ꢙꢲꢶ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆘𑆲𑆴 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖕𑖮𑖰 (Siddham script)
  • ජහි (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩣𑪂𑩑 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚑𑚩𑚮 (Takri script)
  • ஜஹி (Tamil script)
  • జహి (Telugu script)
  • ชหิ (Thai script)
  • ཛ་ཧི (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒖𑒯𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨥𑨱𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰʰadʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰn̥dʰí (2nd person singular imperative of *gʷʰen- (“to strike, smite, slay”)). Cognate with Avestan ⁧𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌⁩ (jaiδi, 2nd person singular imperative of ⁧𐬘𐬀𐬥-⁩ (jan-)), Old Persian 𐎩𐎮𐎹 (j-di-y /⁠jadiy⁠/, “smite!”, 2nd person singular imperative).

Pronunciation

Verb

जहि • (jahí)

  1. second-person singular imperative of हन् (han, “to strike, smite, slay”)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.17.3:
      आविः सूर्यं कृणुहि पीपिहीषो जहि शत्रूँरभि गा इन्द्र तृन्धि ॥
      āviḥ sūryaṃ kṛṇuhi pīpihīṣo jahi śatrūm̐rabhi gā indra tṛndhi .
      O Indra, make the Sun visible, make food abundant, smite the foes, pierce through and free the cattle.
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