зан

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zan"

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡saŋ/, [ˈt͡saŋ]

Etymology 1

From Chinese 樣／样 (yàng, “form”) either directly into an ancestor of Mongolian, or via Turkic; compare Karakhanid [script needed] (yaŋ, “manner”).

Noun

зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰaŋ)); (hidden-g declension)

1. character, temperament
2. mood
3. behaviour
4. custom, habit

Derived terms

• ааш зан (aaš zan)
• зан муутай (zan muutaj)
• зан сайтай (zan sajtaj)
• зан үйл (zan üjl)
• их зан (ix zan)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 掌 (zhǎng, “sole”).

Noun

зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰaŋ)); (hidden-g declension)

2. sole (bottom of a shoe)

Etymology 3

From Chinese 杖 (zhàng, “cane”).

Noun

зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰaŋ)); (hidden-g declension)

2. (obsolete) cane, rod, pole

Derived terms

• зандах (zandax, “to chide”)
  • зандрах (zandrax, “to chide”)

Etymology 4

Noun

зан • (zan)

1. Nonstandard form of занги (zangi).

Etymology 5

Noun

зан • (zan)

1. Nonstandard form of жан (žan).

Tajik

Etymology 1

Inherited from Classical Persian زَن (zan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zän/, [zän]

Noun

зан • (zan) (Persian spelling زن)

1. woman

   Antonym: мард (mard)

2. wife
3. female

Inflection

Inflection of зан

		singular	plural
sound	broken2
bare		зан zan	занон zanon1	[Term?]
definite object		занро zanro	занонро zanonro1	ро ro
izofa		зани zani	занони zanoni1	и i
indefinite, definite relative	bare	зане zane	—	—
	object	занеро zanero	—	—

¹The plural form in -ҳо (-ho) (занҳо (zanho)), is also acceptable.

Possessive forms of зан

		singular	plural
sound	broken2
bare	1st singular	занам zanam	занонам zanonam1	ам am
	2nd singular	занат zanat	занонат zanonat1	ат at
	3rd singular	занаш zanaš	занонаш zanonaš1	аш aš
	1st plural	занамон zanamon	занонамон zanonamon1	амон amon
	2nd plural	занатон zanaton	занонатон zanonaton1	атон aton
	3rd plural	занашон zanašon	занонашон zanonašon1	ашон ašon
definite object	1st singular	занамро zanamro	занонамро zanonamro1	амро amro
	2nd singular	занатро zanatro	занонатро zanonatro1	атро atro
	3rd singular	занашро zanašro	занонашро zanonašro1	ашро ašro
	1st plural	занамонро zanamonro	занонамонро zanonamonro1	амонро amonro
	2nd plural	занатонро zanatonro	занонатонро zanonatonro1	атонро atonro
	3rd plural	занашонро zanašonro	занонашонро zanonašonro1	ашонро ašonro

¹The plural form in -ҳо (-ho) (занҳо (zanho)), is also acceptable.

Derived terms

• занак (zanak)
• занака (zanaka)
• занона (zanona)
• занонагӣ (zanonagī)

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Classical Persian ظَنّ (zann), from Arabic ظَنّ (ẓann).

Alternative forms

• занн (zann)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zän(n)/, [zän(n)]

• IPA^(key): /zänn/, [zänn] (when followed by a vowel)

Noun

зан • (zan) (Persian spelling ظن)

1. opinion; thought; view

   Synonym: ақида (aqida)

2. guess; conjecture

   Synonyms: гумон (gumon), ҳадс (hads)

Inflection

Inflection of занн

		singular	plural
			sound	broken1
bare		занн zann	заннҳо zannho	зунун zunun
definite object		заннро zannro	заннҳоро zannhoro	зунунро zununro
izofa		занни zanni	заннҳои zannhoyi	зунуни zununi
indefinite, definite relative	bare	занне zanne	—	—
	object	заннеро zannero	—	—

¹Broken plurals are less common used than sound plurals.

Possessive forms of занн

		singular	plural
			sound	broken1
bare	1st singular	заннам zannam	заннҳоям zannhoyam	зунунам zununam
	2nd singular	заннат zannat	заннҳоят zannhoyat	зунунат zununat
	3rd singular	заннаш zannaš	заннҳояш zannhoyaš	зунунаш zununaš
	1st plural	заннамон zannamon	заннҳоямон zannhoyamon	зунунамон zununamon
	2nd plural	заннатон zannaton	заннҳоятон zannhoyaton	зунунатон zununaton
	3rd plural	заннашон zannašon	заннҳояшон zannhoyašon	зунунашон zununašon
definite object	1st singular	заннамро zannamro	заннҳоямро zannhoyamro	зунунамро zununamro
	2nd singular	заннатро zannatro	заннҳоятро zannhoyatro	зунунатро zununatro
	3rd singular	заннашро zannašro	заннҳояшро zannhoyašro	зунунашро zununašro
	1st plural	заннамонро zannamonro	заннҳоямонро zannhoyamonro	зунунамонро zununamonro
	2nd plural	заннатонро zannatonro	заннҳоятонро zannhoyatonro	зунунатонро zununatonro
	3rd plural	заннашонро zannašonro	заннҳояшонро zannhoyašonro	зунунашонро zununašonro

¹Broken plurals are less common used than sound plurals.

Derived terms

• бадмазанна (badmazanna)
• заннун (zannun)
• мазанна (mazanna)

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

зан • (zan) (Persian spelling زن)

1. present stem of задан (zadan)

Further reading

• зан on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tg
• “зан”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2024