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jana

See also: Jana, jaña, and Jāņa

Finnish

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Etymology

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In dialects meant "row, line" (e.g. of traps), from where it was adopted into the literary language. The first instance of the modern meaning in geometry is from 1860.

There are two theories for the etymology of this word. The first supposes that the word is directly related to juoni, although the exact derivation is unclear. It is quite often described as a "sound-symbolic" variant of such, mainly in light of the supposed other obscured derivatives juna, jono and others. The other theory supposes a borrowing from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*(j)ānaʀ) (from Proto-Germanic *jēnaz; compare Old High German jān).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑnɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝nɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ja‧na

Noun

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jana

  1. (geometry) line segment

Declension

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Inflection of jana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative jana janat
genitive janan janojen
partitive janaa janoja
illative janaan janoihin
singular plural
nominative jana janat
accusative nom. jana janat
gen. janan
genitive janan janojen
janain rare
partitive janaa janoja
inessive janassa janoissa
elative janasta janoista
illative janaan janoihin
adessive janalla janoilla
ablative janalta janoilta
allative janalle janoille
essive janana janoina
translative janaksi janoiksi
abessive janatta janoitta
instructive — janoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of jana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative janani janani
accusative nom. janani janani
gen. janani
genitive janani janojeni
janaini rare
partitive janaani janojani
inessive janassani janoissani
elative janastani janoistani
illative janaani janoihini
adessive janallani janoillani
ablative janaltani janoiltani
allative janalleni janoilleni
essive jananani janoinani
translative janakseni janoikseni
abessive janattani janoittani
instructive — —
comitative — janoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative janasi janasi
accusative nom. janasi janasi
gen. janasi
genitive janasi janojesi
janaisi rare
partitive janaasi janojasi
inessive janassasi janoissasi
elative janastasi janoistasi
illative janaasi janoihisi
adessive janallasi janoillasi
ablative janaltasi janoiltasi
allative janallesi janoillesi
essive jananasi janoinasi
translative janaksesi janoiksesi
abessive janattasi janoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — janoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative janamme janamme
accusative nom. janamme janamme
gen. janamme
genitive janamme janojemme
janaimme rare
partitive janaamme janojamme
inessive janassamme janoissamme
elative janastamme janoistamme
illative janaamme janoihimme
adessive janallamme janoillamme
ablative janaltamme janoiltamme
allative janallemme janoillemme
essive jananamme janoinamme
translative janaksemme janoiksemme
abessive janattamme janoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — janoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative jananne jananne
accusative nom. jananne jananne
gen. jananne
genitive jananne janojenne
janainne rare
partitive janaanne janojanne
inessive janassanne janoissanne
elative janastanne janoistanne
illative janaanne janoihinne
adessive janallanne janoillanne
ablative janaltanne janoiltanne
allative janallenne janoillenne
essive janananne janoinanne
translative janaksenne janoiksenne
abessive janattanne janoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — janoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative janansa janansa
accusative nom. janansa janansa
gen. janansa
genitive janansa janojensa
janainsa rare
partitive janaansa janojaan
janojansa
inessive janassaan
janassansa 		janoissaan
janoissansa
elative janastaan
janastansa 		janoistaan
janoistansa
illative janaansa janoihinsa
adessive janallaan
janallansa 		janoillaan
janoillansa
ablative janaltaan
janaltansa 		janoiltaan
janoiltansa
allative janalleen
janallensa 		janoilleen
janoillensa
essive jananaan
jananansa 		janoinaan
janoinansa
translative janakseen
janaksensa 		janoikseen
janoiksensa
abessive janattaan
janattansa 		janoittaan
janoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — janoineen
janoinensa

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Alternative scripts

Etymology

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From Sanskrit जन (jana).

Noun

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jana m

  1. person; man; people

Declension

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Declension table of "jana" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)janojanā
Accusative (second)janaṃjane
Instrumental (third)janenajanehi or janebhi
Dative (fourth)janassa or janāya or janatthaṃjanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)janasmā or janamhā or janājanehi or janebhi
Genitive (sixth)janassajanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)janasmiṃ or janamhi or janejanesu
Vocative (calling)janajanā

Descendants

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  • Burmese: ဇန (ja.na.)

References

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Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Sardinian

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Etymology

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From Latin Diana, from Proto-Italic *deiwā, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

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Noun

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jana f (plural janas)

  1. fairy

Swahili

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FWOTD – 2 May 2020

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʄɑ.nɑ/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Adjective

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jana (invariable)

  1. last (most recent time)
    • 2019, “Uhuru wa vyombo vya habari: Waandishi wangapi waliouawa mwaka jana duniani?”, in BBC Swahili‎[2]:
      Afghanistan inasalia kuwa nchi ilio hatari zaidi kuishi kama mwandishi habari, kukishuhudiwa vifo vya waandishi 16 mwaka jana.
      Afghanistan continues to be the most dangerous country for journalists to live in, bearing witness to the deaths of 16 journalists last year.

Adverb

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jana

  1. yesterday
    • 2018 December 3, “MAGUFULI AMTAJA LOWASSA SHIDA YA MAJI”, in Taifa Leo‎[3], archived from the original on 9 August 2019:
      Takribani wiki moja baada ya Rais John Magufuli na Edward Lowassa kupeana sifa, jana kiongozi mkuu huyo wa nchi amemtaja tena waziri mkuu huyo wa zamani, safari hii akimhusisha na ombi la mbunge wa Monduli kuhusu uhaba wa maji.
      About one week after President John Magufuli and Edward Lowassa exchanged praise, yesterday the head of state mentioned the former prime minister again, this time involving a request to MP Monduli's request about water shortages.

Noun

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jana (n class, plural jana)

  1. yesterday
    • 2019 July 24, Curtis Otieno, “ODM MP praises DPP Haji over CS Rotich's woes”, in Hivi Sasa‎[4]:
      Tunataka sasa kuona watu wanafungwa katika kesi zote sio hii ya jana tu.
      Now we want to see people imprisoned in every case, not just yesterday's.

Etymology 2

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From the root of mwana.

Noun

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jana (ma class, plural majana)

  1. Augmentative of mwana: large child
  2. larva, grub
    • 2005, Kakakuona, Issue 19‎[5], Tanzania Wildlife Protection Fund, page 5:
      Wafugaji wengine waliokuwa wakifuga nyuki kwa kutumia vyungu walifaulu kutenganisha kundi la majana na lile la kuweka asali kwa kuweka nyansi zenye kuruhusu nyuki vibarua kupanda juu wakiwa wamejaa matumbo yao na mbochi na chavua kubakia kwenye mtungi wa chini kwenye malkia na majana.
      Other beekeeping ranchers using ants were successful in separating the group of larvae from the settled honey by leaving out grass to allow worker bees to rise above when they had filled their stomachs with nectar and pollen, leaving a jar below with the queen and larvae.
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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV jana
Brazilian standard fana
New Tribes jana

Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *pana.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jana (possessed janadü)

  1. ear

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References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “jana”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[6], Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “hana”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 289
  • Hall, Katherine (2007) “hāna”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎[7], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021

Zulu

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FWOTD – 30 May 2020

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From -de (“long, tall”) +‎ -ana (diminutive).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /dʒaːna/

Adjective

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-jana

  1. rather long
  2. fairly tall

Inflection

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Adjective concord
Modifier Copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular engimjana engingemjana ngimjana angimjana
2nd singular omjana ongemjana umjana awumjana
1st plural esibajana esingebajana sibajana asibajana
2nd plural enibajana eningebajana nibajana anibajana
Class 1 omjana ongemjana mjana akamjana
Class 2 abajana abangebajana bajana ababajana
Class 3 omjana ongemjana mjana awumjana
Class 4 emijana engemijana mijana ayimijana
Class 5 elijana elingelijana lijana alilijana
Class 6 amajana angemajana majana awamajana
Class 7 esijana esingesijana sijana asisijana
Class 8 ezinjana ezingezinjana zinjana azizinjana
Class 9 enjana engenjana, engeyinjana injana, yinjana ayiyinjana
Class 10 ezinjana ezingezinjana zinjana azizinjana
Class 11 olujana olungelujana lujana alulujana
Class 14 obujana obungebujana bujana abubujana
Class 15 okujana okungekujana kujana akukujana
Class 17 okujana okungekujana kujana akukujana

References

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C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-jana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-jana”

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