جان
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))
Declension
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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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))
- gatherer, harvester, harvestman, reaper
- perpetrator, offender, delinquent, criminal, culprit, felon, evildoer
Declension
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
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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 (collective, plural جِنَّان (jinnān) or جَوَانّ (jawānn) or جِنّ (jinn))
- jann, demon, the forefathers of the jinn.
- singular term of jinn (rarely)
- snake, serpent
- serpentine or draconic type of jinn
- earth or builder type of jinn
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | جَانَّيْن jānnayn |
الْجَانَّيْن al-jānnayn |
جَانَّيْ jānnay |
Nominative | جَانَّانِ jānnāni |
الْجَانَّانِ al-jānnāni |
جَانَّا jānnā |
Accusative | جَانَّيْنِ jānnayni |
الْجَانَّيْنِ al-jānnayni |
جَانَّيْ jānnay |
Genitive | جَانَّيْنِ jānnayni |
الْجَانَّيْنِ al-jānnayni |
جَانَّيْ jānnay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote; basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جِنَّان; جَوَانّ jinnān; jawānn |
الْجِنَّان; الْجَوَانّ al-jinnān; al-jawānn |
جِنَّان; جَوَانّ jinnān; jawānn |
Nominative | جِنَّانٌ; جَوَانُّ jinnānun; jawānnu |
الْجِنَّانُ; الْجَوَانُّ al-jinnānu; al-jawānnu |
جِنَّانُ; جَوَانُّ jinnānu; jawānnu |
Accusative | جِنَّانًا; جَوَانَّ jinnānan; jawānna |
الْجِنَّانَ; الْجَوَانَّ al-jinnāna; al-jawānna |
جِنَّانَ; جَوَانَّ jinnāna; jawānna |
Genitive | جِنَّانٍ; جَوَانَّ jinnānin; jawānna |
الْجِنَّانِ; الْجَوَانِّ al-jinnāni; al-jawānni |
جِنَّانِ; جَوَانِّ jinnāni; jawānni |
Related terms
Azerbaijani
Cyrillic | ҹан | |
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Abjad | جان |
Noun
جان (can) (definite accusative جانێ (canı), plural جانلار (canlar))
Declension
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian جان (jân, “soul, vital spirit, life”).
Noun
جان • (can)
Descendants
Suffix
جان • (can)
Persian
Etymology 1
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From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (HYA), [Book Pahlavi needed] (yʾn'), 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 (gyʾn /gyān/, “soul, ghost”), from Proto-Iranian *wi- + *HanH- (“to breathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”), whence, for example, Latin animus.
Cognate with Northern Kurdish giyan, Central Kurdish گیان (gyan), Southern Kurdish گیان (gyan), Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬁 (viiānaiiā), Sanskrit व्यान (vyāná).
Alternative forms
- جون (jun)
Pronunciation
Noun
جان • (jân) (plural جانها (jân-hâ))
Dari | جان |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ҷон |
- soul
- جان خود را از دست دادن ― jân-e xod râ az dast dâdan ― to lose one's life, to pass away
- being
- life
Suffix
جان • (jân)
Interjection
- exclamation of joy, pleasure
Derived terms
Borrowed terms
- Middle Armenian: ջան (ǰan)
- Armenian: ջան (ǰan), ճան (čan) — Western Armenian
- → Russian: джан (džan)
- Armenian: ջան (ǰan), ճան (čan) — Western Armenian
- Bashkir: йән (yən)
- Georgian: ჯანი (ǯani)
- Hindustani:
- Kazakh: жан (jan)
- Kurdish:
- Kyrgyz: жан (jan)
- Ottoman Turkish: جان (can)
- Pashto: جان (ǰān)
- Sindhi: جان (jān)
- Tatar: җан (can)
- Old Tati:
- Old Azari: جان (ǰān)
- Azerbaijani: can
- Turkmen: jan
- Uyghur: جان (jan)
References
- Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 161
Etymology 2
Proper noun
جان • (jân)
- a male given name, John, from English.
- جان کری ― jân keri ― John Kerry
Sindhi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian جان (jân).
Noun
جان • (jān)
Urdu
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian جان (jān).
Noun
جان • (jān) f (Hindi spelling जान)
Declension
Declension of جان | ||
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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)
- soul
- spirit
- life
- جېنىم ― jénim ― my dear
- person
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