جانان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جانان (jānān).

Noun

جانان • (canan)

1. beloved, darling

   Synonyms: جانانه (canane), محبوبه (mahbube)

Related terms

• جان (can)
• جانانه (canane)

Descendants

• Turkish: canan

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “جانان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 431b
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “جانان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 638b
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “canan”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 753a

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جانان (jānān).

Noun

جانان • (jānān) ?

1. darling, beloved
   • 2010, “Janan”, performed by Hadiqa Kiani & Irfan Khan:

     جانان چې پکې اوسي څومره ښکلې دنیاګۍ ده

     If my lover lives in it, how beautiful is this world

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaː.ˈnaːn/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.nɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.nɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.nɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔː.nɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒː.nɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔ.nɔn]

• Rhymes: -aːn

Readings
Classical reading?	jānān
Dari reading?	jānān
Iranian reading?	jânân
Tajik reading?	jonon

Noun

جانان • (jânân)

1. plural of جان (jân, “life; soul”)

Noun

جانان • (jânân)

1. one’s beloved; darling; sweetheart

Derived terms

• جانانه (jânâne)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: جانان (canan)
  • Turkish: canan
• → Pashto: جانان (jānān)
• → Uyghur: جانان (janan)

Uyghur

Etymology

From Persian جانان (jânân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑnɑn/

Noun

جانان • (janan) (plural جانانلار (jananlar))

1. beautiful woman
2. sweetheart, darling

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992), An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN