جيٿهـ jeṭh ज्येष्ठ S̱. s. m. 1. Husbandʼs elder brother. 2. Name of the second Hindū month (the full moon of which is near ज्येष्ठा) May- June. 3. adj. Elder, first-born.

جدي jadī A s. m. 1. A kid, a he goat. (Heb. ). 2. The sign Capricorn. 3. (or, as the diminu- tive pronounced, judai) The polar star.

جهپاس jhapās H s. f. A shower.

جهرمٿ jhurmaṭ H s. m. 1. A multitude, a crowd, assembly, ball. 2. A battle, conflict. 3. A shawl twisted round the head.

جناح janāḥ A s. f. A pinion, wing of an army.

جلاها julāhā P. s. m. 1. A weaver, of the Mu- hammadan religion. 2. (met.) A fool, a blockhead. جلاه ڐاڙهي julāh-ḍāṛhī, s. f. A short round beard, such as julāhs usually wear.

جهونا jhūnā H s. m. 1. A ripe cocoa-nut. 2. A kind of muslin.

جني janī S̱. s. f. 1. (from जन) A maid servant. 2. (जनी) Daughter-in-law.

جنيوا janewā H s. f. The name of a grass (dūb grass. Agrostis linearis).

جواب jawāb A s. m. An answer, reply, any thing answering to another. جواب باصواب jawāb-i-bā-ṣawāb, s. m. A proper answer. جواب بالا jawāb-bālā, A kind of benediction (i. e. may your advice prevail). جواب ده jawāb-dih, An- swerer; adj. Amenable, accountable, responsi- ble, answerable. جواب دينا jawāb-denā, 1. To be accountable for, to be amenable or responsi- ble, to reply, to answer, to give an answer or account (of any commission, &c.). 2. To dis- charge, disband, to dismiss one from his office. جواب سوال jawāb suwāl, s. m. Altercation, conversation. جواب سوالي jawāb-suwāl-ī, s. m. Re- ply, rejoinder. جواب قطعي jawāb-i-ḳat̤ʼīﻌ, s. m. A definitive answer. جواب ملنا jawāb milnā, To be dismissed or discharged. جوات نامه ja- wāb-nāma, s. m. A writing fixed to the winding sheet, on the breast of the deceased, which it is intended that Munkar and Nakīr should read, in case the poor soul should be too much flurried to answer their questions. See منکرنکير munkar nakīr.