جـﮩ‍ال juhhāl A s. plur. (of جاهل) Fools, simple- tons, ignorant people.

جانچ jānch H (from جانچنا) s. m. Trial, examina- tion, test, assay, proof.

جکهني jakhanī यक्षिणी S̱. s. f. 1. Wife of a جکهـ jakh, q. v. 2. A sort of female fiend, at- tached to the service of Durgā, and frequently maintaining, like a sylph or fairy, an intercourse with mortals.

جوانمرد jawān-mard P 1. adj. Brave, generous, manly, courageous, bold. 2. s. m. A fine young fellow, a brave fellow, a hero. جوانمردي jawān- mard-ī, s. f. Manliness, bravery, courage, gene- rosity, magnanimity, gallantry.

جمنا jamnā जन्म S̱. v. n. To germinate, to grow.

جگيسر jaggesar S̱. or jagneshwar (यज्ञेश्वर) s. m. A name of Vish̤ṇu and of Siva.

جنـﮩ‍اٴي janhāʼī S̱. (from जन) adv. Man by man.

جايداد jāʼe-dād P s. f. An assignment on land (for the maintenance of an establishment or per- son).

جلساٴي jal-sāʼī जलशायी S̱. (lit. sleeping on the water) adj. An epithet of Vish̤ṇu, when, after the destruction of the universe, he alone of all beings remains floating on the water, on a leaf of the baṛ or Ficus Indica, or on the great snake ananta.

جنين janīn A s. Fœtus, embryo.