जिन

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪn/, [d͡ʒɪ̃n]

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जिन • (jin) (Urdu spelling جن)

1. oblique plural of जो (jo, “whoever, whichever”)

   जिन लोगों को आना हैं, आ सकते हैं

   jin logõ ko ānā ha͠i, ā sakte ha͠i

   Whoever wants to come, can come.

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जिन • (jin) m

1. a chief saint of the Jains (a Tirthankara); a Buddha

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जिन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जिन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “जिन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जिन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

From root जि (ji) (to conquer).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑi.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑi.n̪ɐ/

जिन • (jina) stem, m

1. (Jainism) Jina, Arihant