As a deity name
Name 883 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 787 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
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
the principle of life, vital breath, the living or personal soul (as distinguished from the universal soul See jīvātman), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jīvāya" is the dative of "jīva" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
jīva mf(ā)n. living, existing, alive, RV. &c.
healthy (blood), Car. viii, 6, 74
Alternative readings
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