جلسوت jalsūt जलसूत्र S̱. s. f. A guinea-worm. (Filaria medinensis).

جهپ jhap H 1. adj. Quick. 2. adv. Quickly. جهپ سي jhap se, adv. Quickly, in a trice. جهپ کهانا jhap khānā, v. n. To overset (a pa- per kite in flying).

جواري jūʼārī S̱. or jwārī or juʼārī (द्यूतकारी) s. m. 1. A gambler. 2. A thread stretched over the bridge of a musical instrument, beneath the cords, whereby the sound is said to be im- proved.

جهانکڙ jhānkaṛ H s. m. Bushes, brambles, under- wood.

جهيسي jhīsī H s. m. A shower.

جبال jibāl P s. plur. (of جبل) Mountains, hills.

جنبي jamb-ī A. adj. Lateral. S. جنت जन्तु (जन Produce) jantu, s. m. An animal, a sentient being, creature.

جوگ jog S s. m. (योग) 1. Junction, fitting. 2. A fortunate moment, opportunity, occasion. 3. Penance, devotion, religious meditation, union with the supreme being by means of abstract contemplation. 4. Certain divisions of a great circle, measured upon the Ecliptick. (See Asiat. Res. Vol. ix. p. 365). 5. (योग्य) adj. Pos- sible, capable, fit. (In compos. it answers to able, worthy, &c.). جوگمايا jog-māyā, s. f. A deceptive power which Jogīs are supposed to possess.

جوهر jauhar A (from Pers. گوهر) s. m. f. 1. A gem, jewel, pearl. 2. Skill, knowledge. 3. Matter, substance, essence (distinguished from accident). 4. Virtue, worth, merit. 5. Blackish marks in the steel of well tempered scimitars. 6. adj. Bright, glittering. جوهردار jauhar-dār, A sci- mitar marked with jauhar, q. v. جوهرکرنا jau- har karnā, To kill oneʼs self, to commit suicide. (When the Hindūs are attacked by a force too great for them to resist, they sometimes, in such cases, slaughter or burn their own wives and children, and then take to flight, or are them- selves slain; and, this act of killing their wives, &c. in such extremities, they call jūhar or jau- har).

جوز jauz A s. m. 1. A nut. 2. Nutmeg.