जरा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit जरा (jarā).

Adjective

जरा • (jarā)

  1. infirm
  2. frail
  3. decrepit
  4. senile

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

जरा • (jarā) f

  1. infirmity
  2. senility
  3. decrepitude

Declension
Declension of जरा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct जरा
jarā		 जराएँ
jarāẽ
oblique जरा
jarā		 जराओं
jarāõ
vocative जरा
jarā		 जराओ
jarāo

Nepali

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

जरा • (jarā)

  1. root (of plants, nails, teeth)
  2. source, main cause

References
  • “जरा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “जरा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • jarā (Latin script)
  • 𑀚𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • জরা (Bengali script)
  • ජරා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဇရာ or ၹရႃ (Burmese script)
  • ชรา or ชะรา (Thai script)
  • ᨩᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຊຣາ or ຊະຣາ (Lao script)
  • ជរា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄎𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

जरा f

  1. Devanagari script form of jarā (“old age”)

Declension
Declension table of "जरा" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)जरा (jarā)जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā)
Accusative (second)जरं (jaraṃ)जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā)
Instrumental (third)जराय (jarāya)जराहि (jarāhi) or जराभि (jarābhi)
Dative (fourth)जराय (jarāya)जरानं (jarānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)जराय (jarāya)जराहि (jarāhi) or जराभि (jarābhi)
Genitive (sixth)जराय (jarāya)जरानं (jarānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)जराय (jarāya) or जरायं (jarāyaṃ)जरासु (jarāsu)
Vocative (calling)जरे (jare)जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ᬚᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
  • জৰা (Assamese script)
  • জরা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰕𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀚𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌜𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • જરા (Gujarati script)
  • ਜਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦗꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
  • ជរា (Khmer script)
  • ಜರಾ (Kannada script)
  • ຊຣາ (Lao script)
  • ജരാ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘕𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠽᠠᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • ᡯᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • ဇရာ (Burmese script)
  • 𑦵𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐖𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ଜରା (Oriya script)
  • ꢙꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆘𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖕𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • ජරා (Sinhalese script)
  • జరా (Telugu script)
  • ชรา (Thai script)
  • ཛ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒖𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-. Cognate with Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”).

Pronunciation

Noun

जरा • (jarā) f

  1. old age

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of जरा (jarā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जरा
jarā		 जरे
jare		 जराः
jarāḥ
Vocative जरे
jare		 जरे
jare		 जराः
jarāḥ
Accusative जराम्
jarām		 जरे
jare		 जराः
jarāḥ
Instrumental जरया / जरा¹
jarayā / jarā¹		 जराभ्याम्
jarābhyām		 जराभिः
jarābhiḥ
Dative जरायै
jarāyai		 जराभ्याम्
jarābhyām		 जराभ्यः
jarābhyaḥ
Ablative जरायाः
jarāyāḥ		 जराभ्याम्
jarābhyām		 जराभ्यः
jarābhyaḥ
Genitive जरायाः
jarāyāḥ		 जरयोः
jarayoḥ		 जराणाम्
jarāṇām
Locative जरायाम्
jarāyām		 जरयोः
jarayoḥ		 जरासु
jarāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
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