یان

See also: يان

Chagatai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yān (“side”).

Noun

یان (yan)

1. side

Descendants

• Uyghur: يان (yan)

References

• Courteille, Abel Pavet de (1870) “یان”, in Dictionnaire turk-oriental [Eastern Turkic Dictionary]‎^[1] (in French), Paris: Imprimerie Impériale, page 536

Khalaj

Noun

یان (yâan) (definite accusative یانؽ, plural یانلار)

1. Arabic spelling of yâan (“side”)

Declension

Declension of یان

	singular	plural
nominative	یان	یانلار
genitive	یانؽݧ	یانلارؽݧ
dative	یانقا	یانلارقا
definite accusative	یانؽ	یانلارؽ
locative	یانچا	یانلارچا
ablative	یاندا	یانلاردا
instrumental	یانلا	یانلارلا
equative	یانوارا	یانلاروارا

Kipchak

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yān (“side”).

Noun

یان (yan)

1. side

References

• Houtsma, Martin Theodor (1894) Ein türkisch-arabisches Glossar, nach der Leidener Handschrift herausgegeben und erläutert‎^[2], Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 103
• Houtsma, Martin Theodor (1894) Ein türkisch-arabisches Glossar, nach der Leidener Handschrift herausgegeben und erläutert‎^[3], Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 21 (٢١) line 2

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• یاڭ (yañ)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yān (“side”).

Noun

یان • (yan)

1. side

Descendants

• Turkish: yan
• → Armenian: յան (yan)
• → Macedonian: јан (jan)

Persian

Etymology 1

Suffix

یان • (-yân)

1. A suffix forming the plural of a noun.

Usage notes

Used for singular nouns that end in ا (alef).

Etymology 2

Noun

یان • (yân)

1. (poetic) delusion

   Synonym: هذیان (hazyân)

Etymology 3

The etymology is the same as the plural-forming suffix ـان. In the case of Armenian surnames, a transcription of Armenian -յան (-yan).

Suffix

یان • (-iyân)

1. A suffix found in Iranian and Armenian surnames
2. (humorous) a suffix forming surnames

   اسکلیان

   oskoliyân

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     شادابیان

     šâdâbiyân

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