jāīse I a. pl. of जैसा q. v. II. adv (a) as: ~ बने (हो) as it may be possible; ~ भी हो as far as possible; जैसे ही as soon as; (b) such as, for example: सब चीज़ें ~ साबुन तेल all articles -- soap oil... III. conj as if: वह ऐसे दौड़ता है जैसे पागल हो he runs -- he were mad. [syn. ज्यों; जैसे, वैसे, ऐसे...जैसे are correlatives]

jal·magna a submerged: बाढ़ में कई गाँव ~ हो गये many villages were -- in water during floods.

jigyã̄su I. a inquisitive [चेला disciple, छात्र pupil, स्त्री woman]. II. mc and fc learner: जिज्ञासुओं की सभा में in a meeting of --s.

jigyã̄sā fu/c curiosity: मेरी एक ~ है I have a -- to know; उसकी सब जिज्ञासाएँ पूरी हुईं all his curiosities were satisfied; ~ करना to ask.

jig·rī a intimate: ~ दोस्त bosom/-- friend. [syn. दिली]

jurma mc offence, crime = अपराध q. v.

jild fc binding [कपड़े की cloth, चमड़े की leather]; किताब की ~ बाँधना, किताब पर ~ चढ़ाना to bind a book; ~ वाली पुस्तक bound book; बिना ~ की पुस्तक unbound book.

¹ jūn mu June [see अगस्त]

zaḵẖ·mī जख़्मी zaḵẖmī a wounded, injured, hurt = घायल q. v.

jān-pah·chān fu acquaintance: मेरी उससे कोई ~ नहीं है I have no -- with him; वह मेरी ~ का आदमी है he is acquainted with me; ~ कराना to introduce.