जाँच

Hindi

Alternative forms

• जांच (jāñc)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀚𑀸𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸 (*jāccā), *𑀚𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸 (*jaccā), from Sanskrit याच्ञा (yācñā́).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑ̃ːt͡ʃ/, [d͡ʒä̃ːt͡ʃ]

Noun

जाँच • (jā̃c) f (Urdu spelling جانچ)

1. inspection, analysis, enquiry

   Synonym: छानबीन (chānbīn)

   आकस्मिक सामान जाँच को कुछ भी नहीं मिला।

   ākasmik sāmān jā̃c ko kuch bhī nahī̃ milā.

   A surprise luggage inspection found nothing.

2. exam, test

   Synonym: परीक्षा (parīkṣā)

   रक्त की जाँच का परिणाम कब पता चलेगा?

   rakt kī jā̃c kā pariṇām kab patā calegā?

   When will you know the results of the blood test?

3. checking

   आपके सामान की जाँच होगी। ― āpke sāmān kī jā̃c hogī. ― Your baggage will be checked.

Declension

Declension of जाँच (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जाँच jā̃c	जाँचें jā̃cẽ
oblique	जाँच jā̃c	जाँचों jā̃cõ
vocative	जाँच jā̃c	जाँचो jā̃co

Related terms

• जाँचना (jā̃cnā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जाँच”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “जाँच”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yācñāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press