জান

Assamese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zan/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian جان (jân), from Middle Persian HYA, yʾn' (gyān, “soul, ghost”).

Noun

জান • (zan)

1. life, soul

   Synonyms: জীউ (ziu), জীৱন (ziwon), প্ৰাণ (pran)

2. sweetheart, darling, baby

   Alternative forms: জানৈ (zanoi)

   Synonyms: চেনাই (senai), মইনা (moina), সোণাই (xünai), পিউ (piu)

Etymology 2

Verb

জান • (zan)

1. verb root of জনা

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Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جان, 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.

Noun

জান • (jan)

1. life, soul, being

   আমার জান বাবা আপনার হাতে সপে দিয়ে যাননি?

   amar jan baba apnar hate śôpe diẏe janni?

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   - Syed Mujtaba Ali

   Synonyms: রূহ (ruho), প্রাণ (pran), পরাণ (poran)

2. a male given name from Persian, Jan

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “জান” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “জান” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh