Jain
/dʒaɪn/noun
उच्चारण जाइन
जैन, जैन धर्म को मानने वाला व्यक्ति
Core word
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[C]
a person whose religion is Jainism
जैन, जैन धर्म को मानने वाला व्यक्ति
- Many Jains do not eat after sunset.
- Jains believe in harming no living thing.
- A Jain family lives next door to us.
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- The Jains fast on special days as part of their faith.
- Many Jains are strict vegetarians.
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[usually before noun]
connected with Jainism or Jains
जैन, जैन धर्म से संबंधित
- a Jain temple
- the Jain community
- Jain monks walk barefoot from place to place.
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- We visited a Jain temple carved from white marble.
- The Jain festival of Paryushan is a time of fasting and prayer.
- Jain monks walk barefoot from village to village.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a Jain / Jains (noun)
As a noun, a Jain is a follower of Jainism. It is a countable noun and always begins with a capital letter.
संज्ञा के रूप में 'Jain' जैन धर्म का अनुयायी है। यह countable noun है और हमेशा capital अक्षर से शुरू होता है।
- Many Jains in Gujarat do not eat after sunset.
- Radhika's neighbour is a Jain.
Jain + noun (adjective)
As an adjective, Jain means connected with Jainism or Jains: Jain temple, Jain monk, Jain family. It is not pluralised.
Adjective के रूप में 'Jain' का अर्थ जैन धर्म या जैनों से संबंधित है: Jain temple, Jain monk, Jain family। इसका plural नहीं बनता।
- We visited a beautiful Jain temple at Ranakpur.
- The Jain community celebrates Mahavir Jayanti.
the Jains (group)
Use the with Jains plural to talk about the community as a whole.
समुदाय को समग्र रूप से बताने के लिए Jains plural के साथ 'the' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The Jains have contributed greatly to Indian trade and education.
Jain vs Jaina
Jain is the usual form in Indian English; Jaina is an older scholarly spelling found in some books.
भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में 'Jain' प्रचलित रूप है; 'Jaina' पुरानी विद्वत्तापूर्ण वर्तनी है जो कुछ पुस्तकों में मिलती है।
- Old books on philosophy sometimes use the form Jaina.
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Jain + noun
templemonknunscripturefestivalcommunity
- A Jain monk walked barefoot from village to village.
adjective + Jain
devoutstrictyoungDigambarShvetambar
- She comes from a devout Jain family.
Jain practices
fastingvegetarianismnon-violencemeditation
- Jain households follow a strictly vegetarian diet.
Jain + place
PalitanaShravanabelagolaMount AbuDilwara
- The Dilwara temples near Mount Abu are famous Jain shrines.
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- Mahavira is regarded as the twenty-fourth Tirthankara of the Jains.
महावीर को जैनों का चौबीसवाँ तीर्थंकर माना जाता है।
- The Jain students held a quiet prayer before the exam.
जैन विद्यार्थियों ने परीक्षा से पहले शांत प्रार्थना की।
- A Jain family next door invited us for Paryushan.
बगल के एक जैन परिवार ने हमें पर्युषण के लिए आमंत्रित किया।
- The Jain manuscripts in the library are over five hundred years old.
पुस्तकालय में रखी जैन पांडुलिपियाँ पाँच सौ वर्ष से भी अधिक पुरानी हैं।
- Many Jains avoid eating root vegetables like onions and potatoes.
बहुत से जैन प्याज़ और आलू जैसी कंद-सब्ज़ियाँ खाने से बचते हैं।
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✗ He is a jain.
✓ He is a Jain.
Names of religions and their followers begin with a capital letter.
धर्मों और उनके अनुयायियों के नाम capital अक्षर से शुरू होते हैं।
✗ She belongs to Jains religion.
✓ She belongs to the Jain religion.
Use the adjective form Jain before religion, not the plural noun.
Religion से पहले adjective रूप 'Jain' आता है, plural noun 'Jains' नहीं।