Jar, Jaar: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Jar means something in Christianity, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Biology (plants and animals)
1) Jar in India is the name of a plant defined with Salvadora persica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Salvadora paniculata Zucc. ex Steud. (among others).
2) Jar in Pakistan is also identified with Salvadora oleoides.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. (1860)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Voyage dans l’Inde. (1841)
· Cytologia (1988)
· Jacquemont, Victor (1801–1832), (1801)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Jar, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Jar (जर्).—jarate (cf. car) awake, stir, move, approach ([accusative]). [Causative] jarayati, te awaken, set in motion.
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Jar (जर्):—1.
1) jaratpitta alte Galle [Oxforder Handschriften 357,a, No. 849. fg.] jarant früher, vorangehend [Prātiśākha zum Atharvaveda 4, 53.] jīrṇa alt geworden [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 53. 11.] —
2) uneig.: svamānase . jīrṇāni sukhaduḥkhāni [Spr. 2888.] — nis caus. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 37, 1.]
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Jar (जर्):—2. caus. in Bewegung setzen, lebendig machen; dahin gehören z. B. [Ṛgveda 1, 48, 5. 124, 10. 7, 75, 8.] Verwandt mit [3.] gar .
Jar (जर्):—1. —
1) jarati (nur in der ältesten Sprache) — a) gebrechlich — , alt machen. — b) alt werden lassen. — c) nyakkāre. — d) jarant (auch klassisch ; f. jaratī — α) gebrechlich , alt , greis , dürr (Reis) , verfallen , nicht mehr im Gebrauch seiend ; m. Greis. — β) früher , ehemalig. —
2) jīryati (seltener Med.) — a) gebrechlich werden , in Verfall kommen , sich abnutzen , — aufzehren , morsch werden , dahingehen , altern. jīryant und jīryamāṇa (ausnahmsweise) alternd. jāgāra ist alt geworden [Atharvaveda 5,19,10.] jīrṇa gebrechlich , abgelebt , abgenutzt , zer- , verfallen , dürr , morsch , dahingegangen , alt geworden , zu Nichte gemacht durch (Instr.) , alt (auch als Gegensatz von neu , frisch [Carakasaṃhitā 1,27]). saṃpradāya m. eine alte Ueberlieferung Comm. zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 9,4,28.10,1,13.1.9,1,21.26,4,14.] — b) sich auflösen , verdaut werden [Carakasaṃhitā 1,27.] jīrṇa verdaut. mānase sukhaduḥkhāni so v.a. zurückgehalten [Indische sprüche 6254.] —
3) jṛṇāti ( vayohānau). — Caus. —
1) jarayati (episch auch Med.) — a) aufreiben , abnutzen , verzehren , altern machen. — b) verdauen [Carakasaṃhitā 1,21.] — c) machen , dass Etwas verdaut wird. —
2) jārayati ( vayohānau. — Mit anu mit Jmd (Acc.) altern. jīrṇa mit act. , pass. und impers. Bed. — Mit nis Caus. ( jarayati) zerreiben , zermalmen. — Mit pari —
1) jīryant alternd. jīrṇa ganz abgenutzt (Kleider [Lalitavistarapurāṇa 332,9]), welk , alt (Gemüse). —
2) jīryati , te verdaut werden. — Mit pra, jīryati verdaut werden. jīrṇa verdaut [Carakasaṃhitā 1,15.] — Mit sam, saṃjīryati zusammen alt werden [Maitrāyaṇi 1,8,4.]
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Jar (जर्):—2. , jarate wach — , lebendig werden (vgl. 3. gar) ; sich in Bewegung setzen , sich nähern , herbeikommen ; mit Acc. [Ṛgveda (roth). 8,2,12.] — Caus. jarayati und jā (Padap. ja) in Bewegung setzen , lebendig machen [Ṛgveda (roth). 1,48,5.124,10.7,75,5.]
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Jar (जर्):—3. , jarate —
1) knistern , rauschen (vom Feuer). —
2) sich hören lassen , rufen , anrufen. — Mit prati entgegenrauschen , zurufen , begrüssen. — Mit sam ertönen.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Jaar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) an adulterer, a paramour; —[karma] adultery, adulterous activity; ~[ja samtana] a bastard, adulterine, illegitimate; born on the wrong side of the blanket; ~[jata] illegitimacy; [jarini] an adulteress..—jaar (जार) is alternatively transliterated as Jāra.
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Nepali dictionary
Jaar is another spelling for जार [jāra].—n. hist. 1. czar; 2. adulterine; paramour; 3. the word used for an adulterer by the cuckolded;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: The, The, Jar, Te.
Starts with (+40): Jar taramniya, Jar-khair, Jara, Jara bindi, Jara Sutta, Jara Utanem, Jara Vagga, Jarabhara, Jarabhava, Jarabhaya, Jarabhibhavana, Jarabhibhuta, Jarabhiru, Jarabhita, Jarabhivega, Jarabodha, Jarabodhiya, Jaracinta, Jaradhamma, Jaradharma.
Full-text (+946): Kalasha, Alinjara, Kumbha, Jartila, Udakumbha, Karkari, Purnakumbha, Ghata, Bhadrakumbha, Manika, Kumbhin, Ghritakumbha, Kanakaluka, Amakumbha, Vrinta, Suryagraha, Kumbhidhanya, Ghatin, Alanjara, Ghatasthana.
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