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جوان
جوان
Persian
| Dari | جوان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | جوان |
| Tajik | ҷавон (javon) |
Alternative forms
- جوون (javun)
Etymology
From Middle Persian, from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-. Cognate with Kurdish ciwan, Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [dʒæˈvɒːn]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [dʒæˈvuːn]
Adjective
جوان • (javân) (comparative جوان‌تر, superlative جوان‌ترین)
Inflection
basic forms of جوان
| bare | جوان (javân) |
|---|---|
| ezâfé | جوان (javân-e) |
| marked indefinite, relative definite | جوانی (javân-i) |
possessive forms of جوان
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| first person (my/our) | جوانم (javânam) | جوانمان (javânemân) javânemun (colloquial) |
| second person (your) | جوانت (javânat) javânet (colloquial) |
جوانتان (javânetân) javânetun (colloquial) |
| third person (his, her, its/their) | جوانش (javânaš) javâneš (colloquial) |
جوانشان (javânešân) javânešun (colloquial) |
predicative forms of جوان
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person (I am/we are) | جوانم (javânam) | جوانیم (javânim) |
| 2nd person (you are) | جوانی (javâni) | جوانید (javânid) جوانین (javânin) (colloquial) |
| 3rd person (he, she, it is/they are) | جوان است (javân ast) جوانه (javâne) (colloquial) |
جوانند (javânand) جوانن (javânan) (colloquial) |
Antonyms
- پیر (pir)
Noun
| Dari | جوان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | جوان |
| Tajik | ҷавон (javon) |
جوان • (javân) (plural جوان‌ها (javân-hâ) or جوانان (javânân))
Synonyms
- جوانک (javânak)
Proper noun
جوان • (Javân)
- A female given name
- A surname.
Related terms
Urdu
Etymology
From Persian جوان (javân), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-. Compare also Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan).
Adjective
جوان • (javān or juvān) — Hindi spelling: जवान (javān)
Related terms
- جوانی
- جوانا
- جوانانہ
- جوانپن
- جوانپنا