जहाँ jahā̃

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · adv.

Earlier definition

Definition

Where, wherever.

Usual translation

  1. where there

Origin of the definition

जहाँ jahām̐ jahā: —an allomorph of 'जहान' (see) used as the first member in several compound words; ~दीदा one who has seen the world, experienced (person); ~पनाह the protector of the world; an honorofic used for kings and emperors, (adv) where, wherever; —तक as far as; -तहाँ here and there; everywhere, all round; —का तहाँ at the original place; —चाह वहाँ राह where there is a will there is way, he who has a mind to beat a dog will easily find a stick; —धुआँ वहाँ आग no smoke without fire; —सौ वहाँ सवा सौ over shoes over boots; —सत्यानाश वहाँ सवा सत्यानाश as well risk much as little.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

1757 occurrences

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Avyakts

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In 621 on 1112 murlis

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Mamma

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In 52 on 122 murlis

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Created
Thursday 14 January 2021
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