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جان
جان
See also: خان
Arabic
Adjective
جَانٍ • (jānin) (informal جَانِي (jānī), feminine جَانِيَة (jāniya), masculine plural جُنَاة (junāh), feminine plural جَانِيَات (jāniyāt))
Declension
Declension of adjective جَانٍ (jānin)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | جَانِي jānī |
الْجَانِي al-jānī |
جَانِيَة jāniya |
الْجَانِيَة al-jāniya |
| Nominative | جَانٍ jānin |
الْجَانِي al-jānī |
جَانِيَةٌ jāniyatun |
الْجَانِيَةُ al-jāniyatu |
| Accusative | جَانِيًا jāniyan |
الْجَانِيَ al-jāniya |
جَانِيَةً jāniyatan |
الْجَانِيَةَ al-jāniyata |
| Genitive | جَانٍ jānin |
الْجَانِي al-jānī |
جَانِيَةٍ jāniyatin |
الْجَانِيَةِ al-jāniyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | جَانِيَيْن jāniyayn |
الْجَانِيَيْن al-jāniyayn |
جَانِيَتَيْن jāniyatayn |
الْجَانِيَتَيْن al-jāniyatayn |
| Nominative | جَانِيَانِ jāniyāni |
الْجَانِيَانِ al-jāniyāni |
جَانِيَتَانِ jāniyatāni |
الْجَانِيَتَانِ al-jāniyatāni |
| Accusative | جَانِيَيْنِ jāniyayni |
الْجَانِيَيْنِ al-jāniyayni |
جَانِيَتَيْنِ jāniyatayni |
الْجَانِيَتَيْنِ al-jāniyatayni |
| Genitive | جَانِيَيْنِ jāniyayni |
الْجَانِيَيْنِ al-jāniyayni |
جَانِيَتَيْنِ jāniyatayni |
الْجَانِيَتَيْنِ al-jāniyatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | جُنَاة junāt |
الْجُنَاة al-junāt |
جَانِيَات jāniyāt |
الْجَانِيَات al-jāniyāt |
| Nominative | جُنَاةٌ junātun |
الْجُنَاةُ al-junātu |
جَانِيَاتٌ jāniyātun |
الْجَانِيَاتُ al-jāniyātu |
| Accusative | جُنَاةً junātan |
الْجُنَاةَ al-junāta |
جَانِيَاتٍ jāniyātin |
الْجَانِيَاتِ al-jāniyāti |
| Genitive | جُنَاةٍ junātin |
الْجُنَاةِ al-junāti |
جَانِيَاتٍ jāniyātin |
الْجَانِيَاتِ al-jāniyāti |
Noun
جَانٍ • (jānin) m (construct state جَانِي (jānī), plural جُنَاة (junāh))
- gatherer, harvester, harvestman, reaper
- perpetrator, offender, delinquent, criminal, culprit, felon, evildoer
Declension
Declension of noun جَانٍ (jānin)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جَانِي jānī |
الْجَانِي al-jānī |
جَانِي jānī |
| Nominative | جَانٍ jānin |
الْجَانِي al-jānī |
جَانِي jānī |
| Accusative | جَانِيًا jāniyan |
الْجَانِيَ al-jāniya |
جَانِيَ jāniya |
| Genitive | جَانٍ jānin |
الْجَانِي al-jānī |
جَانِي jānī |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | جَانِيَيْن jāniyayn |
الْجَانِيَيْن al-jāniyayn |
جَانِيَيْ jāniyay |
| Nominative | جَانِيَانِ jāniyāni |
الْجَانِيَانِ al-jāniyāni |
جَانِيَا jāniyā |
| Accusative | جَانِيَيْنِ jāniyayni |
الْجَانِيَيْنِ al-jāniyayni |
جَانِيَيْ jāniyay |
| Genitive | جَانِيَيْنِ jāniyayni |
الْجَانِيَيْنِ al-jāniyayni |
جَانِيَيْ jāniyay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جُنَاة junāt |
الْجُنَاة al-junāt |
جُنَاة junāt |
| Nominative | جُنَاةٌ junātun |
الْجُنَاةُ al-junātu |
جُنَاةُ junātu |
| Accusative | جُنَاةً junātan |
الْجُنَاةَ al-junāta |
جُنَاةَ junāta |
| Genitive | جُنَاةٍ junātin |
الْجُنَاةِ al-junāti |
جُنَاةِ junāti |
Etymology 2
Has the form of an derived from the active participle, as if from جَنَّ (janna, “to hide”) (in the passive جُنَّ (junna, “to go crazy”)), from the root ج ن ن (j-n-n).
Noun
جَانّ • (jānn) m (plural جِنَّان (jinnān) or جَوَانّ (jawānn))
Declension
Declension of noun جَانّ (jānn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جَانّ jānn |
الْجَانّ al-jānn |
جَانّ jānn |
| Nominative | جَانٌّ jānnun |
الْجَانُّ al-jānnu |
جَانُّ jānnu |
| Accusative | جَانًّا jānnan |
الْجَانَّ al-jānna |
جَانَّ jānna |
| Genitive | جَانٍّ jānnin |
الْجَانِّ al-jānni |
جَانِّ jānni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | جَانَّيْن jānnayn |
الْجَانَّيْن al-jānnayn |
جَانَّيْ jānnay |
| Nominative | جَانَّانِ jānnāni |
الْجَانَّانِ al-jānnāni |
جَانَّا jānnā |
| Accusative | جَانَّيْنِ jānnayni |
الْجَانَّيْنِ al-jānnayni |
جَانَّيْ jānnay |
| Genitive | جَانَّيْنِ jānnayni |
الْجَانَّيْنِ al-jānnayni |
جَانَّيْ jānnay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جِنَّان; جَوَانّ jinnān; jawānn |
الْجِنَّان; الْجَوَانّ al-jinnān; al-jawānn |
جِنَّان; جَوَانّ jinnān; jawānn |
| Nominative | جِنَّانٌ; جَوَانُّ jinnānun; jawānnu |
الْجِنَّانُ; الْجَوَانُّ al-jinnānu; al-jawānnu |
جِنَّانُ; جَوَانُّ jinnānu; jawānnu |
| Accusative | جِنَّانًا; جَوَانَّ jinnānan; jawānna |
الْجِنَّانَ; الْجَوَانَّ al-jinnāna; al-jawānna |
جِنَّانَ; جَوَانَّ jinnāna; jawānna |
| Genitive | جِنَّانٍ; جَوَانَّ jinnānin; jawānna |
الْجِنَّانِ; الْجَوَانِّ al-jinnāni; al-jawānni |
جِنَّانِ; جَوَانِّ jinnāni; jawānni |
Azeri
Etymology
From Persian جان (jân, “soul, vital spirit, life”), whence also Turkish can and Armenian ջան (ǰan).
Noun
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Cyrillic | ҹан |
| Roman | can |
| Perso-Arabic | جان |
جان (can) (definite accusative جانێ (canı), plural جانلار (canlar))
Declension
declension of جان
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | جان | جانلار |
| definite accusative | جانێ | جانلارێ |
| dative | جانا | جانلارا |
| locative | جاندا | جانلاردا |
| ablative | جاندان | جانلاردان |
| definite genitive | جانێن | جانلارێن |
| inclusive | جانلێ | جانلێ |
| abessive | جانسێز | جانسێز |
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowing from Persian جان (jân, “soul, vital spirit, life”).
Noun
جان • (can)
Suffix
جان • (can)
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian HYA, yʾn' (gyān, “soul, ghost”), from Proto-Iranian *wi- + *HanH- (“to breathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”), whence, for example, Latin animus.
Cognate with Manichaean Middle Persian gyʾn (gyān), Northern Kurdish giyan, Central Kurdish گیان (gyan), Southern Kurdish گیان (gyan), Avestan [script needed] (viiānayā), Sanskrit व्यान (vyāna).
Alternative forms
- جون (jun)
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɒn]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [d͡ʒun]
Noun
جان • (jân) (plural جان‌ها (jân-hâ))
| Dari | جان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | جان |
| Tajik | ҷон (jon) |
- soul
- جان خود را از دست دادن ― jân-e xod râ az dast dâdan ― to lose one's life, to pass away
- being
- life
Suffix
جان • (jân)
Interjection
جان • (jân!)
- exclamation of joy, pleasure
Derived terms
- آخ جان! (âx jân), آخ جون! (âx jun)
Descendants
- Tajik: ҷон (jon)
- → Uzbek: jon
- → Azeri: can / جان / ҹан
- → Bashkir: йән (yän)
- → Georgian: ჯანი (ǯani)
- → Hindustani:
- → Kazakh: жан (jan)
- → Kyrgyz: жан (can)
- → Middle Armenian: ջան (ǰan)
- Armenian: ջան (ǰan)
- → Russian: джан (džan)
- Armenian: ջան (ǰan)
- → Ottoman Turkish: جان
- → Tatar: җан (can)
- → Turkmen: jan
References
- Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ISBN 978-90-04-15496-4, page 161
Etymology 2
Proper noun
جان • (Jân)
- A male given name, John.
- جان کری ― Jân Keri ― John Kerry