جوان

See also: ځوان‎ and خوان‎

Arabic

Noun

جَوَان • (jawān) f pl

1. plural of جَانّ‎ (jānn)
2. jinn rarely
3. Earth or builder type of jinn
4. Serpentine or draconic type of jinn
5. Snakes or Serpents

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Baluchi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.

Adjective

جوان • (jawán)

1. young

Antonyms

• پیر‎ (pír)

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Persian

Alternative forms

• جوون‎ (javun)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (yw'n /ǰuwān/), from Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō. Cognate with Kurdish ciwan, Pashto ځوان‎ (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /dʒavɑːn/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /dʒawɒːn/

• (Kabuli): IPA^(key): /dʒawɒːn/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /dʒævɒːn/

• (Tehrani): IPA^(key): /dʒævuːn/

• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /dʒavɔːn/

Adjective

Dari Persian	جوان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҷавон (javon)

جوان • (javân) (comparative جوان‌تر‎, superlative جوان‌ترین‎)

1. young
2. youthful

Inflection

Basic forms of جوان (javân)

bare	جوان (javân)
ezâfé	جوان (javân-e)
marked indefinite or relative definite	جوانی (javân-i)

Possessive forms of جوان (javân)

	singular	plural
1st person (“my/our”)	جوانم (javânam)	جوانمان (javânemân) javânemun△
2nd person (“your”)	جوانت (javânat) javânet△	جوانتان (javânetân) javânetun△
3rd person (“his, her, its/their”)	جوانش (javânaš) javâneš△	جوانشان (javânešân) javânešun△
△ Colloquial.

Predicative forms of جوان (javân)

	singular	plural
1st person (“I am/we are”)	جوانم (javânam)	جوانیم (javânim)
2nd person (“you are”)	جوانی (javâni)	جوانید (javânid) جوانین△ (javânin)
3rd person (“he, she, it is/they are”)	جوان است (javân ast) جوانه△ (javâne)	جوانند (javânand) جوانن△ (javânan)
△ Colloquial.

Antonyms

• پیر‎ (pir)

Noun

Dari Persian	جوان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҷавон (javon)

جوان • (javân) (plural جوان‌ها‎ (javân-hâ) or جوانان‎ (javânân))

1. youth
2. youngster
3. young person

Synonyms

• جوانک‎ (javânak)

Proper noun

جوان • (javân)

1. A female given name, Javan, from Middle Persian.
2. A surname​, Javan.

Related terms

• جوانه‎
• جوانی‎
• جون‎

 

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian جوان‎ (javân), from Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō. Compare also Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan).

Adjective

جوان • (javān or juvān) (Hindi spelling जवान)

1. young
2. youthful

Related terms

• جوانا‎
• جوانانہ‎
• جوانپن‎
• جوانپنا‎
• جوانی‎