جگـﮩـ jagah H s. f. Place, station, quarter, room, vacancy, stead. جگـﮩـ چهوڙنا jagah chhoṛnā, v.a. To leave a blank. جگـﮩـ سرخرچنا jagah sir ḵẖa- rachnā (dakh. i. q. موقع پرخرچنا) To expend on the spot (?).

جڙت jaṛit S̱. part. Set (with jewels, &c.), stud- ded. See جٿت jaṭit.

جنس jins A s. f. 1. Genus, kind, gender, species, sort. 2. Family, race. 3. Goods, merchandise, moveables. (Plur. اجناس). جنس بشر jins-i-bashar, Mankind. جنسواري jins-wārī, adv. Se- parately.

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).

جوانا jiwānā S̱. v. a. 1. See جمانا jimānā. 2. (causal of جينا) To cause to live.

جواد jauwād A adj. (superl. of جود) Liberal, be- nificent, bountiful, very liberal.

جانچنا jānchnā H v. a. To examine, to inquire into, to ascertain, to try, to prove, to assay.

جريده jarīda A 1. adj. Alone, separate, solitary, unattended (when travelling), unincumbered. 2. s. m. Volume, book, register. A.P. جريمانه jarīmāna, s. m. Penalty, forfeit, fine.

جهٿاس jhaṭās H s. Flap, clap, rain blown with a strong wind. See بوچهار bauchhār.

جٿت जटित jaṭit S adj. Clotted, matted, set (with jewels, &c.); s. f. Set work of jewels, &c.