Hindi

Noun

जीवन • ‎(jīvan) m ‎(Urdu spelling جیون)

1. life, existence, subsistence (period of time between birth and death)

   मैं सुख से जीवन भर परिश्रम करता रहा था।‎

   ma͠i sukh se jīvan bhar pariśram kartā rahā thā.

   I happily worked hard my entire life.

Declension

Synonyms

• ज़िंदगी ‎(zindagi)

Related terms

• (nouns): जीव ‎(jīv, “life”)
• (verbs): जीना ‎(jīnā, “to live”)

References

• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit जीवन ‎(jīvana).

Noun

जीवन • ‎(jīvan) m

1. life

References

• Maxine Bernsten (accessed 11-29-2012), “A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)