As a Hindi name
जीना · feminine
a female given name, Jeena
जीना
to live
Śabdasāgara also records: जीवनमय · जीवनपूर्ण
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit जीवति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰíHwati Sanskrit जीव॑ति (jī́vati) Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀇 (jīvaï) Hindi जीना Inherited from Prakrit जीवइ (jīvaï), from Sanskrit जीवति (jīvat…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
full of life, animating (water)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jīvala" is the vocative of "jīvalā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "jīvala" is derived from "jī" with the valac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
jī m. ‘sir, mister, Mr.’ (attached to names as a mark of respect), W.
jīvala mf(ā)n. full of life, animating (water), AV. x, xii, xix
jīvala m. N. of a man, ŚBr. ii, 3; Nal. xv, 7
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
jīvala mf(ā)n. full of life, animating (water), AV. x, xii, xix
jīvala m. N. of a man, ŚBr. ii, 3; Nal. xv, 7
jīvala a. 1 Full of life. 2 Animating, inspiriting.
jīvalā (ā), f. Odina Wodier, AV. vi, viii, xix
= ˚vālā, L.
jī m. ‘sir, mister, Mr.’ (attached to names as a mark of respect), W.
Alternative readings
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