ज्योति

See also: जयंती

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ज्योति (jyoti). Doublet of जोत (jot), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒjoː.t̪iː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ज्योति • (jyoti) f (Urdu spelling جیوتی)

1. light, shine, lustre
2. vision, sight

Declension

Declension of ज्योति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ज्योति jyoti	ज्योतियाँ jyotiyā̃
oblique	ज्योति jyoti	ज्योतियों jyotiyõ
vocative	ज्योति jyoti	ज्योतियो jyotiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ज्योति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884), “ज्योति”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জ্যোতি (Assamese script)
• ᬚ᭄ᬬᭀᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• জ্যোতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰿𑰧𑰺𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဇျောတိ (Burmese script)
• જ્યોતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂹𑂨𑂷𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಜ್ಯೋತಿ (Kannada script)
• ជ្យោតិ (Khmer script)
• ຊ຺ໂຍຕິ (Lao script)
• ജ്യോതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠶᠣᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘿𑘧𑘻𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧠𑧇𑧜𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑑂𑐫𑑀𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଜ୍ଯୋତି (Odia script)
• ꢙ꣄ꢫꣂꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑇀𑆪𑆾𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖿𑖧𑖺𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ජ්‍යොති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣 𑪙𑩻𑩕𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚶𑚣𑚴𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஜ்யோதி (Tamil script)
• జ్యోతి (Telugu script)
• ชฺโยติ (Thai script)
• ཛྱོ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑓂𑒨𑒼𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑩇𑨪𑨆𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑjɐw.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑjoː.t̪i/

Noun

ज्योति • (jyoti) stem, f

1. alternative form of ज्योतिस् (jyotis)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of ज्योति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ)	ज्योती (jyotī)	ज्योतयः (jyotayaḥ)
accusative	ज्योतिम् (jyotim)	ज्योती (jyotī)	ज्योतीः (jyotīḥ)
instrumental	ज्योत्या (jyotyā) ज्योती¹ (jyotī¹)	ज्योतिभ्याम् (jyotibhyām)	ज्योतिभिः (jyotibhiḥ)
dative	ज्योतये (jyotaye) ज्योत्यै² (jyotyai²) ज्योती¹ (jyotī¹)	ज्योतिभ्याम् (jyotibhyām)	ज्योतिभ्यः (jyotibhyaḥ)
ablative	ज्योतेः (jyoteḥ) ज्योत्याः² (jyotyāḥ²) ज्योत्यै³ (jyotyai³)	ज्योतिभ्याम् (jyotibhyām)	ज्योतिभ्यः (jyotibhyaḥ)
genitive	ज्योतेः (jyoteḥ) ज्योत्याः² (jyotyāḥ²) ज्योत्यै³ (jyotyai³)	ज्योत्योः (jyotyoḥ)	ज्योतीनाम् (jyotīnām)
locative	ज्योतौ (jyotau) ज्योत्याम्² (jyotyām²) ज्योता¹ (jyotā¹)	ज्योत्योः (jyotyoḥ)	ज्योतिषु (jyotiṣu)
vocative	ज्योते (jyote)	ज्योती (jyotī)	ज्योतयः (jyotayaḥ)

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• ²Later Sanskrit
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