جان

See also: خان‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of جَنَى‎ (janā, “to gather, to harvest; to commit a crime”), form the root ج ن ي‎ (j-n-y).

Adjective

جَانٍ • (jānin) (informal جَانِي‎ (jānī), feminine جَانِيَة‎ (jāniya), masculine plural جُنَاة‎ (junāh) or جَانُونَ‎ (jānūna), feminine plural جَانِيَات‎ (jāniyāt))

1. guilty, delinquent, criminal, flagrant, vicious, evil

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 masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جُنَاة‎‎; جَانِين‎ junāt‎; jānīn	الْجُنَاة‎‎; الْجَانِين‎ al-junāt‎; al-jānīn	جَانِيَات‎ jāniyāt	الْجَانِيَات‎ al-jāniyāt
Nominative	جُنَاةٌ‎‎; جَانُونَ‎ junātun‎; jānūna	الْجُنَاةُ‎‎; الْجَانُونَ‎ al-junātu‎; al-jānūna	جَانِيَاتٌ‎ jāniyātun	الْجَانِيَاتُ‎ al-jāniyātu
Accusative	جُنَاةً‎‎; جَانِينَ‎ junātan‎; jānīna	الْجُنَاةَ‎‎; الْجَانِينَ‎ al-junāta‎; al-jānīna	جَانِيَاتٍ‎ jāniyātin	الْجَانِيَاتِ‎ al-jāniyāti
Genitive	جُنَاةٍ‎‎; جَانِينَ‎ junātin‎; jānīna	الْجُنَاةِ‎‎; الْجَانِينَ‎ al-junāti‎; al-jānīna	جَانِيَاتٍ‎ jāniyātin	الْجَانِيَاتِ‎ al-jāniyāti

Noun

جَانٍ • (jānin) m (construct state جَانِي‎ (jānī), plural جَانُونَ‎ (jānūna) or جُنَاة‎ (junāh), feminine جَانِيَة‎ (jāniya))

1. gatherer, harvester, harvestman, reaper
2. perpetrator, offender, delinquent, criminal, culprit, felon, evildoer

Declension

Declension of noun جَانٍ (jānin)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	singular triptote in ـٍ (-in)			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَانِي‎ jānī	الْجَانِي‎ al-jānī	جَانِي‎ jānī	جَانِيَة‎ jāniya	الْجَانِيَة‎ al-jāniya	جَانِيَة‎ jāniyat
Nominative	جَانٍ jānin	الْجَانِي‎ al-jānī	جَانِي‎ jānī	جَانِيَةٌ‎ jāniyatun	الْجَانِيَةُ‎ al-jāniyatu	جَانِيَةُ‎ jāniyatu
Accusative	جَانِيًا‎ jāniyan	الْجَانِيَ‎ al-jāniya	جَانِيَ‎ jāniya	جَانِيَةً‎ jāniyatan	الْجَانِيَةَ‎ al-jāniyata	جَانِيَةَ‎ jāniyata
Genitive	جَانٍ jānin	الْجَانِي‎ al-jānī	جَانِي‎ jānī	جَانِيَةٍ‎ jāniyatin	الْجَانِيَةِ‎ al-jāniyati	جَانِيَةِ‎ jāniyati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَانِيَيْن‎ jāniyayn	الْجَانِيَيْن‎ al-jāniyayn	جَانِيَيْ‎ jāniyay	جَانِيَتَيْن‎ jāniyatayn	الْجَانِيَتَيْن‎ al-jāniyatayn	جَانِيَتَيْ‎ jāniyatay
Nominative	جَانِيَانِ‎ jāniyāni	الْجَانِيَانِ‎ al-jāniyāni	جَانِيَا‎ jāniyā	جَانِيَتَانِ‎ jāniyatāni	الْجَانِيَتَانِ‎ al-jāniyatāni	جَانِيَتَا‎ jāniyatā
Accusative	جَانِيَيْنِ‎ jāniyayni	الْجَانِيَيْنِ‎ al-jāniyayni	جَانِيَيْ‎ jāniyay	جَانِيَتَيْنِ‎ jāniyatayni	الْجَانِيَتَيْنِ‎ al-jāniyatayni	جَانِيَتَيْ‎ jāniyatay
Genitive	جَانِيَيْنِ‎ jāniyayni	الْجَانِيَيْنِ‎ al-jāniyayni	جَانِيَيْ‎ jāniyay	جَانِيَتَيْنِ‎ jāniyatayni	الْجَانِيَتَيْنِ‎ al-jāniyatayni	جَانِيَتَيْ‎ jāniyatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh)			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَانِين‎‎; جُنَاة‎ jānīn‎; junāt	الْجَانِين‎‎; الْجُنَاة‎ al-jānīn‎; al-junāt	جَانِي‎‎; جُنَاة‎ jānī‎; junāt	جَانِيَات‎ jāniyāt	الْجَانِيَات‎ al-jāniyāt	جَانِيَات‎ jāniyāt
Nominative	جَانُونَ‎‎; جُنَاةٌ‎ jānūna‎; junātun	الْجَانُونَ‎‎; الْجُنَاةُ‎ al-jānūna‎; al-junātu	جَانُو‎‎; جُنَاةُ‎ jānū‎; junātu	جَانِيَاتٌ‎ jāniyātun	الْجَانِيَاتُ‎ al-jāniyātu	جَانِيَاتُ‎ jāniyātu
Accusative	جَانِينَ‎‎; جُنَاةً‎ jānīna‎; junātan	الْجَانِينَ‎‎; الْجُنَاةَ‎ al-jānīna‎; al-junāta	جَانِي‎‎; جُنَاةَ‎ jānī‎; junāta	جَانِيَاتٍ‎ jāniyātin	الْجَانِيَاتِ‎ al-jāniyāti	جَانِيَاتِ‎ jāniyāti
Genitive	جَانِينَ‎‎; جُنَاةٍ‎ jānīna‎; junātin	الْجَانِينَ‎‎; الْجُنَاةِ‎ al-jānīna‎; al-junāti	جَانِي‎‎; جُنَاةِ‎ jānī‎; junāti	جَانِيَاتٍ‎ jāniyātin	الْجَانِيَاتِ‎ al-jāniyāti	جَانِيَاتِ‎ jāniyāti

Etymology 2

Has the form 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 or f (collective, singulative جِنّي‎ m or جِنِّيَة‎ f (jinniya), plural جِنَّان‎ (jinnān) or جَوَانّ‎ (jawānn) or جِنّ‎ (jinn) or جِنَّة‎ (jinna))

1. snake, serpent
2. (proper noun, Persian mythology) Jann, the forefather of the race of jinn
3. (in the singular, common noun, rare or Classical Arabic) one of the jinn; a genie, a jann.
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 55:74:

     ‏لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ‎‎

     lam yaṭmiṯhunna ʔinsun qablahum walā jānnun

     touched them has not mankind before them nor a jinni.

4. a serpentine or draconic class of the jinn
5. (in the plural) any supernatural being in general, especially elves and fairies.

Declension

Declension of noun جَانّ (jānn)

Collective	basic collective 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
Singulative	basic singulative triptote‎; singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِنّي‎‎; جِنِّيَة‎ ?‎; jinniya	الْجِنّي‎‎; الْجِنِّيَة‎ ?‎; al-jinniya	جِنّي‎‎; جِنِّيَة‎ ?‎; jinniyat
Nominative	جِنّيٌ‎‎; جِنِّيَةٌ‎ ?‎; jinniyatun	الْجِنّيُ‎‎; الْجِنِّيَةُ‎ ?‎; al-jinniyatu	جِنّيُ‎‎; جِنِّيَةُ‎ ?‎; jinniyatu
Accusative	جِنّيًا‎‎; جِنِّيَةً‎ ?‎; jinniyatan	الْجِنّيَ‎‎; الْجِنِّيَةَ‎ ?‎; al-jinniyata	جِنّيَ‎‎; جِنِّيَةَ‎ ?‎; jinniyata
Genitive	جِنّيٍ‎‎; جِنِّيَةٍ‎ ?‎; jinniyatin	الْجِنّيِ‎‎; الْجِنِّيَةِ‎ ?‎; al-jinniyati	جِنّيِ‎‎; جِنِّيَةِ‎ ?‎; jinniyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِنّيَيْن‎‎; جِنِّيَتَيْن‎ ?‎; jinniyatayn	الْجِنّيَيْن‎‎; الْجِنِّيَتَيْن‎ ?‎; al-jinniyatayn	جِنّيَيْ‎‎; جِنِّيَتَيْ‎ ?‎; jinniyatay
Nominative	جِنّيَانِ‎‎; جِنِّيَتَانِ‎ ?‎; jinniyatāni	الْجِنّيَانِ‎‎; الْجِنِّيَتَانِ‎ ?‎; al-jinniyatāni	جِنّيَا‎‎; جِنِّيَتَا‎ ?‎; jinniyatā
Accusative	جِنّيَيْنِ‎‎; جِنِّيَتَيْنِ‎ ?‎; jinniyatayni	الْجِنّيَيْنِ‎‎; الْجِنِّيَتَيْنِ‎ ?‎; al-jinniyatayni	جِنّيَيْ‎‎; جِنِّيَتَيْ‎ ?‎; jinniyatay
Genitive	جِنّيَيْنِ‎‎; جِنِّيَتَيْنِ‎ ?‎; jinniyatayni	الْجِنّيَيْنِ‎‎; الْجِنِّيَتَيْنِ‎ ?‎; al-jinniyatayni	جِنّيَيْ‎‎; جِنِّيَتَيْ‎ ?‎; jinniyatay
Paucal (3-10)	paucal unknown‎; sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	?‎; جِنِّيَات‎ ?‎; jinniyāt	?‎; الْجِنِّيَات‎ ?‎; al-jinniyāt	?‎; جِنِّيَات‎ ?‎; jinniyāt
Nominative	?‎; جِنِّيَاتٌ‎ ?‎; jinniyātun	?‎; الْجِنِّيَاتُ‎ ?‎; al-jinniyātu	?‎; جِنِّيَاتُ‎ ?‎; jinniyātu
Accusative	?‎; جِنِّيَاتٍ‎ ?‎; jinniyātin	?‎; الْجِنِّيَاتِ‎ ?‎; al-jinniyāti	?‎; جِنِّيَاتِ‎ ?‎; jinniyāti
Genitive	?‎; جِنِّيَاتٍ‎ ?‎; jinniyātin	?‎; الْجِنِّيَاتِ‎ ?‎; al-jinniyāti	?‎; جِنِّيَاتِ‎ ?‎; jinniyāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِنَّان‎‎; جَوَانّ‎‎; جِنّ‎‎; جِنَّة‎ jinnān‎; jawānn‎; jinn‎; jinna	الْجِنَّان‎‎; الْجَوَانّ‎‎; الْجِنّ‎‎; الْجِنَّة‎ al-jinnān‎; al-jawānn‎; al-jinn‎; al-jinna	جِنَّان‎‎; جَوَانّ‎‎; جِنّ‎‎; جِنَّة‎ jinnān‎; jawānn‎; jinn‎; jinnat
Nominative	جِنَّانٌ‎‎; جَوَانُّ‎‎; جِنٌّ‎‎; جِنَّةٌ‎ jinnānun‎; jawānnu‎; jinnun‎; jinnatun	الْجِنَّانُ‎‎; الْجَوَانُّ‎‎; الْجِنُّ‎‎; الْجِنَّةُ‎ al-jinnānu‎; al-jawānnu‎; al-jinnu‎; al-jinnatu	جِنَّانُ‎‎; جَوَانُّ‎‎; جِنُّ‎‎; جِنَّةُ‎ jinnānu‎; jawānnu‎; jinnu‎; jinnatu
Accusative	جِنَّانًا‎‎; جَوَانَّ‎‎; جِنًّا‎‎; جِنَّةً‎ jinnānan‎; jawānna‎; jinnan‎; jinnatan	الْجِنَّانَ‎‎; الْجَوَانَّ‎‎; الْجِنَّ‎‎; الْجِنَّةَ‎ al-jinnāna‎; al-jawānna‎; al-jinna‎; al-jinnata	جِنَّانَ‎‎; جَوَانَّ‎‎; جِنَّ‎‎; جِنَّةَ‎ jinnāna‎; jawānna‎; jinna‎; jinnata
Genitive	جِنَّانٍ‎‎; جَوَانَّ‎‎; جِنٍّ‎‎; جِنَّةٍ‎ jinnānin‎; jawānna‎; jinnin‎; jinnatin	الْجِنَّانِ‎‎; الْجَوَانِّ‎‎; الْجِنِّ‎‎; الْجِنَّةِ‎ al-jinnāni‎; al-jawānni‎; al-jinni‎; al-jinnati	جِنَّانِ‎‎; جَوَانِّ‎‎; جِنِّ‎‎; جِنَّةِ‎ jinnāni‎; jawānni‎; jinni‎; jinnati

Related terms

• جِنّ‎ (jinn, “jinn”)
• نَسْنَاس‎ (nasnās, “nasnas”)
• غُول‎ (ḡūl, “ghoul”)

Azerbaijani

Noun

جان (can) (definite accusative جانێ‎ (canı), plural جانلار‎ (canlar))

1. Arabic spelling of can (“life, soul”)

Declension

Declension of جان

	singular	plural
nominative	جان	جانلار‎
definite accusative	جانێ‎	جانلارێ‎
dative	جانا‎	جانلارا‎
locative	جاندا‎	جانلاردا‎
ablative	جاندان‎	جانلاردان‎
definite genitive	جانێن‎	جانلارێن‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جان‎ (jân, “soul, vital spirit, life”).

Noun

جان • (can)

1. soul
2. being
3. life
4. heart
5. darling

Descendants

• Turkish: can
• Albanian: xhan
• Macedonian: џан (džan)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: џан

  Latin script: džan

Suffix

جان • (can)

1. Suffix expressing intimacy, roughly equivalent to dear or darling, attached to a name or title

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (HYA), [Book Pahlavi needed] (yʾn'), 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗‎ (gyʾn /⁠gyān⁠/, “soul, ghost”), from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH (equivalent to*wi- + *HanH- (“to breathe”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”), whence, for example, Latin animus.

Cognate with Northern Kurdish giyan, Central Kurdish گیان‎ (gyan), Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬁‎ (viiānaiiā), Sanskrit व्यान (vyāná).

Alternative forms

• جون‎ (jun) (colloquial Iranian)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ân

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːn]

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi/approx.) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔːn]

 

• (Iran, formal/TEH) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒːn]

• (Iran, formal/TEH) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒːn]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuːn]

• (Tajik, formal/DUS) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔn]

• Phonetic Persian:

Traditional: [جان]‎

Iranian: [جان]‎

Readings
Classical reading?	jān
Dari reading?	jān
Iranian reading?	jân
Tajik reading?	jon

Noun

جان • (jân) (plural جان‌ها‎ (jân-hâ))

Dari	جان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҷон

1. soul; life; life-force

   ‏جان خود را از دست دادن‎ ― jân-e xod râ az dast dâdan ― to lose one's life, to pass away

2. energy; strength

   ‏پاهایم جان ندارد.‎‎ ― pâ-hâ-yam jân na-dârand. ― My legs are tired. (literally, “My legs have no life.”)

3. main point; essence

   ‏جان کلام‎ ― jân-e kalâm ― heart of the matter

4. (mainly in جانم‎ or جان من‎) someone very close, e.g. a beloved or close family

   ‏جانم‎ ― jân-am ― my love (literally, “my soul”)

Derived terms

• از جان و دل‎ (az jân o del, “most willingly”, literally “from soul and heart”)
• به جان آمدن‎ (be jân âmadan, “to be endangered”, literally “to come to the soul”)
• جان تسلیم کردن‎ (jân taslim kard, “to pass away”, literally “to surrender the soul”)
• جان دادن‎ (jân dâdan, “to pass away; to give life; to be passionate”, literally “to give the soul”)
• جانان‎ (jânân, “the beloved”, literally “souls; lives”)
• جانباز‎ (jânbâz, “disabled war veteran”, literally “life-gamblers”)
• جاندار‎ (jândâr, “animal”, literally “soul-haver”)
• جانسوز‎ (jân-suz, “heartrending”, literally “soul-burning”)
• جانسپار‎ (jân-separ, “devoted”, literally “soul-entrusting”)
• جان‌آفرین‎ (jân-âfarin, “God”, literally “soul-creator”)

 

Suffix

جان • (jân)

1. Suffix expressing intimacy, roughly equivalent to dear or darling, attached to a name or title.

   ‏مامان جون‎ ― mâmân jun ― dear mom; mommy

   ‏خاله جون‎ ― xâle jun ― dear aunt; auntie

Usage notes

• Older family members are typically called by their relative position plus the suffix جان / جون. For example, an older brother might be called داداش جون (dâdâš jun).

Interjection

جان • (jân)

1. what?; a request for clarification upon mishearing.
2. An exclamation of joy.

Usage notes

• When used for clarification, this is normally pronounced jân and not jun even in colloquial Iranian Persian.

Derived terms

• آخ جان‎ (âx jân)
• آخ جون‎ (âx jun)

 

Descendants

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: ջան (ǰan)
  • → Armenian: ջան (ǰan), ճան (čan)
    • → Russian: джан (džan)
• → Azerbaijani: can
• → Bashkir: йән (yän)
• → Chuvash: чун (čun)
• → Georgian: ჯანი (ǯani)
• Hindustani:

  → Hindi: जान (jān)

  → Urdu: جان‎ (jān)

• → Bengali: জান (jan)
• → Kazakh: жан (jan)
• Kurdish:

  → Central Kurdish: جان‎ (can)

  → Northern Kurdish: can

• → Kyrgyz: жан (jan)
• → Ottoman Turkish: جان‎ (can)
  • Turkish: can
  • Albanian: xhan
  • Macedonian: џан (džan)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: џан

    Latin script: džan

• → Pashto: جان‎ (ǰān)
• → Sindhi: جان‎ (jān)
• → Tatar: җан (can)
• → Old Azari: جان‎ (ǰān)
• → Turkmen: jan
• → Uyghur: جان‎ (jan)
• → Uzbek: jon

References

• Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 161

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English John.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal/TEH) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒːn]

• Phonetic Persian:

Iranian: [جان]‎

Readings
Iranian reading?	jân

Proper noun

جان • (jân)

1. A transliteration of the English male given name John

   ‏جان کری‎ ― jân keri ― John Kerry

Usage notes

• to prevent confusion with the intimate suffix/title جان‎ (jân), the names John, Jean, Jaan, and other related names are more commonly transcribed as ژان‎ (žân).

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جان‎ (jān).

Noun

جان • (jān) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਾਨ)

1. life

   Synonyms: زندگی‎ (zindagī), جیون‎ (jīvan), جندڑی‎ (jindaṛī), حیات‎ (ḥaiāt)

2. soul

   Synonyms: آتما‎ (ātmā), رُوح‎ (rūḥ)

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جان‎ (jān).

Noun

جان (jān) ?

1. life; soul

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جان‎ (jān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

جان • (jān) f (Hindi spelling जान)

1. life, soul
2. spirit, vitality

Declension

Declension of جان
	singular	plural
direct	جان (jān)	جانیں‎ (jānẽ)
oblique	جان (jān)	جانوں‎ (jānõ)
vocative	جان (jān)	جانو‎ (jāno)

Uyghur

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جان‎ (jân, “soul, vital spirit, life”).

Noun

جان • (jan)

1. soul
2. spirit
3. life

   ‏جېنىم‎ ― jénim ― my dear

4. person
5. dear

   ‏جان ئانا‎ ― jan ana ― my dear mother