"जातु" meaning in Sanskrit

See जातु in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /d͡ʑɑ́ː.tu/ [Vedic], /d͡ʑɑː.t̪u/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: jātu [romanization]
Etymology: The other meanings come from the original sense of "by birth", which is from a neuter adverbial accusative of Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aHtúš, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁-tu-, from *ǵenh₁- (“to be born”). Equivalent to जन् (jan, root) + -तु (-tu). Compare a parallel formation in Latin nātū, and English nature. Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*ȷ́aHtúš}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aHtúš, {{inh|sa|ine-pro||*ǵn̥h₁-tu-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁-tu-, {{suf|sa|जन्|-तु|nocat=|pos1=root|pos2=|t1=|t2=|tr2=}} जन् (jan, root) + -तु (-tu), {{root|sa|sa|जन्|id=}}, {{sa-root|जन्|-तु|notext=1}} जन् (jan, root) + -तु (-tu), {{cog|en|natural|nature}} English nature Head templates: {{head|sa|noun|head=|sc=Deva|sort=|tr=|tr2=}} जातु • (jātu), {{sa-adverb|जन्}} जातु • (jātu)
  1. (Vedic) from birth, innately Tags: Vedic
    Sense id: en-जातु-sa-adv-qcnoTDtn Categories (other): Vedic Sanskrit, Sanskrit terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant script codes: 39 22 21 17
  2. (Vedic, Classical Sanskrit) at all, ever Tags: Classical-Sanskrit, Vedic
    Sense id: en-जातु-sa-adv-TrczaJDn Categories (other): Classical Sanskrit, Vedic Sanskrit
  3. possibly, perhaps (typically preceded by अपि (api) or followed by चिद् (cid))
    Sense id: en-जातु-sa-adv-Zp2JaIZW Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root जन् Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root जन्: 13 15 64 8
  4. some day, once upon a time
    Sense id: en-जातु-sa-adv-TCVhgZcJ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms suffixed with -तु Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 16 20 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 16 19 49 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 19 50 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms suffixed with -तु: 20 15 19 46
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