As a Hindi name
जीना · feminine
a female given name, Jeena
जीना
to live
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
hoping for life
Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jīvāśa" is the vocative of "jīvāśā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "jīvāśa" is derived from "jīvā" with the śas suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
jīvā (ā), f. life, L.
the earth, L.
jīvāśa mf(ā)n. hoping for life, Amar. 90
jīvāśa mfn. (-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) Hoping for life. f. (-śā) Hope of living. E. jīva, and āśā hope.
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
jīvāśa mf(ā)n. hoping for life, Amar. 90
jīvāśa mfn. (-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) Hoping for life. f. (-śā) Hope of living. E. jīva, and āśā hope.
jīvāśā f. hope of living, BhP. i, 2, 10.
jīvā (ā), f. life, L.
the earth, L.
Alternative readings
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