جاگير jā-gīr P s. f. Land given by government as a reward for services, or as a fee; a pension (in land), a fief. جاگيردار jāgīr-dār, s. m. The holder of a fee or jāgīr, a feoffee.

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

جموگنا jamognā H v. a. To ascertain.

جهرنا jhurnā H v. n. To wither, to fade (from grief), to pine.

جان jānn A s. m. (collect. of جنّ) The race of genii or demons. (Pers. jān).

جهن jhun H s. f. A slight resemblance.

جهپٿ jhapaṭ H (from جهپٿنا) s. f. A snatch, a spring (as, of a tiger), rush, snap. جهپٿ لينا jhapaṭ lenā, To snatch, snap up.

جهينکنا jhīnknā H v. n. To grieve, to lament, to think of any thing with sorrow, to recommend any thing seriously.

جگجگانا jigjigānā H v. n. (dakh.) To shine, glitter.

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.