جنتا

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जनता (janatā), likely influenced by Hindi जनता (jantā). Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, give birth”). Compare Spanish gente.

Pronunciation

Noun

جَنْتا • (jantā) f (Hindi spelling जनता)

  1. people, public, common folk
    Synonym: عوام‎ (’avām)

Declension
Declension of جنتا
singular plural
direct جنتا‎ (jantā) جنتائیں‎ (jantāẽ)
oblique جنتا‎ (jantā) جنتاؤں‎ (jantāõ)
vocative جنتا‎ (jantā) جنتاؤ‎ (jantāo)

References
  • “جنتا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “جنتا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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