jumerāt f [Muslim term] Thursday; ~ के दिन on Thursday. [syn. बृहस्पतिवार]

jaṛāī fu (a) inlaying, setting jewels, etc. (b) wages for inlaying/setting; ~ करना to inlay, to set [ = जड़ना]; ~ का काम inlay. [v जड़ना]

zabān fc (a) tongue = जीभ q. v. (b) language = भाषा q. v. [some usages and idioms with ~ are more popular] △ किसी की ~ काटना to interrupt some one's speech; ~ का मीठा honey-tongued; ~ को लगाम देना to hold one's tongue; ~ खोलना to speak out; उसकी ~ चलती है he speaks glibly, he goes on talking; ~ चलाना to talk much, to wag one's tongue; ~ देना to give one's word, to promise; ~ पर (मैं) ताला लगना to become speechless; ~ पर चढ़ना to come frequently to the tongue; ~ पर लाना to mention; ~ पलटना to go back on one's word; ~ बंद होना to be tongue- tied; (की) ~ बंद करना to silence, to render speechless; ~ सँभालो hold your tongue; ~ से निकालना to utter; ~ हारना to commit oneself, to give one's word; ~ हिलाना to speak out. [These usages with जीभ have only literary meaning, not idiomatic]

jīv mc (a) creature, being चन्द्रमा पर कोई ~ नहीं हैं there are no --s on the moon; ~ -जन्तु creatures, fauna: भारत के ~-जन्तु fauna of India. [syn. प्राणी] (b) soul: ~ निकल गया the soul was gone. [syn. आत्मा]

zamānat·dār mc bailor, surety: मैं उसका ~ था I was a -- for him. [syn. ज़मानती, प्रतिभू]

jot·nā vt (a) खेत ~ to plough a field, to till the soil; (b) गाड़ी में घोड़े ~ to yoke horses to a cart/carriage; (c) (fig.) to yoke, to force one to do a work: अध्यापक ने लड़कों को भी जोत दिया the teacher yoked the boys, too.

jap-tap mu prayers/worship and penances.

jāliyā mc = जालसाज़ q. v.

zor-shor mu tempo, gusto: चुनाव का ~ -- of election; ~ से काम करना to work with zest. [syn. जोश, उमंग]

¹ jān fc 1. life: ~ का जोखिम risk of --; ~ का गाहक one bent on taking other's --; ~ देना to lay one's --; ~ पर खेलना to risk/stake one's --; ~ बचाना to save one's --/skin; ~ से तंग आना to be fed up with --; ~ से हाथ धोना to give up one's --; ~ से मारना, ~ लेना to take smb's life, to kill; दंगे में कई जानें गईं many lives were lost in the riot. △ (को) ~ आना to be revived; ~ खपाना to put in hard labour; ~ खाना to annoy, to pester; से ~ चुराना to shirk from; ~ छुड़ाना to get rid of; उसकी ~ निकल गई he became lifeless; ~ पर आ बनना to be exposed to imminent risk of --; ~ भारी होना to be weary of --; ~ मारना to work hard: ~ में ~ आना to feel relieved;