जाना

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जाना^¹

/d͡ʒɑː.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[d͡ʒäː.näː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Prakrit जाइ (jāi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti), from Sanskrit याति॑ (yā́ti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *yéh₂ti, from *yeh₂-.

The perfective forms are suppletive and inherited from Sanskrit ग॒त (gatá, “gone”); see गया (gayā, pfv.m.sg) for more.

verb jānā · جانا · जा · जाना · जाने · जाकर

to go, leave, depart मुझे जाना होगा।
to go to, extend यह नदी पुणे तक जाती है।
colloquial to be lost लो, बैग तो गया।
Similar: ग़ायब होना
marks the passive voice चारों पुस्तकें पढ़ी गई।
marks the impersonal passive voice अभी उससे लिखा नहीं जाता।
with intransitive verbs indicates motion away from निकल जाना
subjective, verb, with dative indicates a definitive change नक़ली भूत देखकर नैना को डर आ गया।
indicates completion or haste खा जाना

जाना^²

/d͡ʒɑː.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[d͡ʒäː.näː] Hindi, Standard

verb jānā

masculine, participle, perfective, singular masculine singular perfective participle जानना
indicative, masculine, perfect, singular masculine singular perfect indicative जानना

In English

go to move through space (especially from one place to another)
leave to depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with
walk to move on the feet
depart to leave

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MLA

"जाना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

जाना. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE

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"जाना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {जाना},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}