Jami, 峾, 峾ī: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Jami means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index峾ī (जामी).—A daughter of Dakṣa, and one of the wives of Dharma. Mother of Svarga (nāgavithi, Vāyu-purāṇa).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 6. 4 and 6; Vāyu-purāṇa 66. 34; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 15. 105-7.
峾ī (जामी) refers to one of the ten of ٲṣa’s sixty daughters given to Dharma in marriage, according to one account of ղṃśa (‘genealogical description�) of the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, Dakṣa gets married to Asikni, the daughter of Prapati Viraṇa and begot sixty daughters. [He gave ten daughters to Dharma in marriage] [...] The ten wives of Dharma are Sādhyā, Viśvā, Saṃkalpā, Muhūrtā, Arundhatī, Marutvatī, Vasu, Bhūnu, Lambā and 峾ī. Nāgavīthi was born from 峾ī.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar峾 (जामि).—Tautologous, unnecessarily repeated; the word is defined and illustrated by Yaska as;-तद्यत्समान्य�-मृचि समानाभिव्याहार� भवति तज्जाम� भवतीत्येकं � मधुमन्तं मधुश्चुतमिति यथ� (tadyatsamānyā-mṛci samānābhivyāhāra� bhavati taj峾 bhavatītyeka� | madhumanta� madhuścutamiti yathā) Nir.x.16.2. For other definitions of the word जामि (峾) conveying practically the same idea, cf. Nir.X. 16. 3 and 4.

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects峾 (जामि), a word which appears originally to have meant ‘related in blood,� is not rarely used as an epithet of ‘sister� (�), and sometimes even denotes ‘sister� itself, the emphasis being on the blood-relationship. So it appears in a passage of the Atharvaveda, where ‘brotherless sisters�.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Jami in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrus medica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aurantium medicum (L.) M. Gómez (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· J. SouthW. Agric. Univ. (1994)
· Supplementum Carpologiae (1805)
· Plantae Wilsonianae (1914)
· Reise nach Ostindien und China (1765)
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1950)
· Flora Indica (1768)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary峾 (जामि).�a. [jam-in ni° vṛddhi�]
1) Customary, usual.
2) Peculiar, or belonging to.
-� f.
1) A sister; तद� गदतु मे जामि देवदत्तोऽन्निकामिमाम� (tad gadatu me 峾 devadatto'nnikāmimām) Gaṇeśa P.
2) A daughter.
3) A daughter-in-law.
4) A near female relative (sannihita- sapiṇḍastrī Kull.); Manusmṛti 3.57-58.
5) A virtuous and respectable woman.
6) Ved. A finger.
7) Water. -n.
1) Blood-relationship, relation of sister and brother.
2) Relation (in general), descent.
3) Tautology.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary峾 (जामि).—f. (-� or -ī) 1. A virtuous and respectable woman. 2. A sister, &c. E. jai to decline or decay, affix mi; or jam to eat, affix optionally added in ni0 vṛddhi� .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary峾 (जामि).� (from *jam, cf. 峾, but in the signification which appears in [Latin] gem-ini and Sskt. yama, Twin, a pair), I. adj. and sbst. Brother and sister; related (ved.). Ii. also 峾ī 峾ī, f. 1. A female relation, [Բśٰ] 3, 57. 2. A sister, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 157.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary峾 (जामि).—[adjective] related by blood; kindred, own, native, customary; [feminine] sister (±�, metaph. also the fingers), daughter in law, female relative i.[grammar]; [neuter] = seq.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 峾 (जामि):—[from 峾] mfn. related like brother and sister, (f. with [Ṛg-veda i, iii, ix] or without �) a sister, (rarely m.) a brother, [Ṛg-veda] (‘sisters�, = fingers; �7 sisters� = 7 acts of devotion in Soma worship, [ix, 66, 8]; cf. sapta-), [Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] related (in general), belonging or peculiar to, customary, usual, (m.) a relative, [Ṛg-veda] (cf. �-ٲ sub voce )
3) [v.s. ...] f. a female relative of the head of a family, [especially] the daughter-in-law, [Manu-smṛti iii, 57f.; Mahābhārata xiii, xv; Bhāgavata-purāṇa iv, 28, 16]
4) [v.s. ...] a sister (?), [Yājñavalkya i, 157]
5) [v.s. ...] a virtuous woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a goddess, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa i, 7, 2, 6] (cf. ī)
7) [v.s. ...] n. the relation of brother and sister, consanguinity, [Ṛg-veda iii, 54, 9; x, 10, 4]
8) [v.s. ...] (in [grammar] and in liturgy) uniformity, repetition, tautology, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Lāṭyāyana; Nirukta, by Yāska]
9) [v.s. ...] water, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska i, 12] ([varia lectio] mi-vat)
10) [v.s. ...] ef. a-, vi-, sapta-, 屹-, su-, soma-
11) [v.s. ...] deva-峾;
12) [v.s. ...] cf. [Latin] ge minus.
13) 峾ī (जामी):—[from 峾] f. = mi, a daughter-in-law, [Mahābhārata xii, 8868]
14) [v.s. ...] Name of an Apsaras, [Harivaṃśa iii, 69, 6]
15) [v.s. ...] for 峾 q.v.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary峾 (जामि):�(�) 2. f. A virtuous and respectable woman; a sister.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)峾 (जामि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峾.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary峾 (जामि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit words: 峾, 峾.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus峾 (ಜಾಮಿ):�
1) [noun] a girl or woman as related to other child or children of her parents; a sister.
2) [noun] a chaste, virtuous or respectable woman.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryJami is another spelling for ज्यामी [jyāī].—n. day-laborer; a paid worker;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+14): Jami-reng-remg-araung, Jamia, Jamiakkunti, Jamidara, Jamiga, Jamikand, Jamikrit, Jamim, Jamimdara, Jamimdari, Jamimdoja, Jamimkamda, Jamin, Jamindari, Jamindarini, Jamindaripaddhati, Jamini, Jaminkand, Jaminu, Jaminudara.
Full-text (+29): Ajami, Jamitva, Jamikrit, Jamishamsa, Devajami, Jamivat, Sujami, Yami, Vijami, Samavagjami, Somajami, Jameya, Sajami, Saptajami, Jamim, N'jami, Jami-reng-remg-araung, Nagavithi, Ajamita, Ajamitva.
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Search found 33 books and stories containing Jami, 峾, 峾ī; (plurals include: Jamis, 峾s, 峾īs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
4. Woman as a Sister < [Chapter 3 - The Familial and Social Life of Women in the Atharvaveda]
Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)
Part 12 - Udakanamani (Udaka Nama) < [Chapter 3 - First Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāī)
Verse 4.9.12 < [Part 9 - Incomplete Expression of Mellows (rasābhāsa)]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Position of Women < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)