جوان

See also: ځوان‎ and خوان‎

Arabic

Noun

جَوَان • (jawān) f pl

1. plural of جَانّ‎ (jānn)

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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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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From French joint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒwaːn/

Noun

جوان • (jwān) m (plural جوانات‎ (jwānāt))

1. joint, marijuana cigarette

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Northern Kurdish

Adjective

جوان (ciwan)

1. Arabic spelling of ciwan

Noun

جوان (ciwan) m

1. Arabic spelling of ciwan

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Persian

چند مرد و زنِ جوان در مُسکو

Young men and women in Moscow

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 Northern Kurdish ciwan, Pashto ځوان‎ (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane, French jeune, or Spanish joven), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawɒːn/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒævɒːn/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒavɔːn/

Adjective

Dari	جوان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҷавон (javon)

جوان • (javân) (comparative جوان‌تَر‎ (javân-tar), superlative جوان‌تَرین‎ (javân-tarin))

1. young
2. youthful

Inflection

Enclitic-attached forms of جوان (javân)

Basic forms of جوان (javân) bare جوان (javân) ezâfe 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) [Term?]△ (javânemun) 2nd person (“your”) جوانت‎ (javânat) [Term?]△ (javânet) جوانتان‎ (javânetân) [Term?]△ (javânetun) 3rd person (“his, her, its, their”) جوانش‎ (javânaš) [Term?]△ (javâneš) جوانشان‎ (javânešân) [Term?]△ (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	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 from Middle Persian, Javan

Related terms

• جوانه‎
• جوانی‎
• جون‎

 

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Sindhi

Etymology

From Persian جوان‎.

Adjective

جوان (javānu)

1. young

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed 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

• جوان
• جوانانعہ‎
• جوانپن‎
• جوانپنا‎
• جوانی‎