جامونت jāmwant जाम्बुवत् S̱. s. m. A fabulous bear, father-in-law to Kr̤ish̤ṇa.

جهٿکا jhaṭkā H (from جهٿکنا) 1. part. Slaughtered by cutting off the head (in the Hindū way), bro- ken asunder or torn by a sudden jerk, torn to pieces. 2. s. m. A shake, a pull, a twitch. جهٿکا کرنا jhaṭkā karnā, v. a. (dakh.) 1. To steal, filch. 2. (i. q. جلدي کرنا) To make haste, to be precipitate.

جهماکا jhamākā H s. m. 1. A heavy shower. 2. Quickness, haste.

جر jarr A s. m. 1. Drawing, dragging. 2. The base, foundation, foot of a mountain. 3. The vowel kasra at the end of words. حرف جر or جار ḥarf-i-jarr or -jārr, A particle which gives to the noun a termination in kasra.

جهڙجهڙانا jhaṛjhaṛānā H v. n. To shake, to jerk. ¶ jhiṛjhiṛānā, v. n. To rage, rail, storm.

جبدنا jabadnā H v. n. To be filled, to be folded.

جگاجوت jagājot जाग्रज्ज्योतिः S̱. s. f. Splen- dour, much light.

جدبا تدبا jadbā tadbā S (यद्वातद्वा) s. m. Un- meaning expression, so so.

جلجلاهٿ jaljalā-haṭ S̱. s. f. Indignation, rage, passion, anger.

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.