jiyan

See also: Jiyan, jíyán, and jīyán

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ǰíHwati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɪˈjɑːn/
• Hyphenation: ji‧yan
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Verb

jiyan (third-person singular simple present dijî, past tense jiya)

1. to live

Noun

jiyan f

1. life

   Jin, Jiyan, Azadî ― Woman, Life, Freedom

Declension

Declension of jiyan

definite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	jiyan	jiyan
construct	jiyana	jiyanên
oblique	jiyanê	jiyanan
demonstrative oblique	wê jiyanê	wan jiyanan
vocative	jiyanê	jiyanino
indefinite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	jiyanek	jiyanin
construct	jiyaneke	jiyanine
oblique	jiyanekê	jiyaninan

Synonyms

• jîyan

Antonyms

• mirin

Derived terms

• jiyana xwe ji dest dan, jiyanî

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From jà (“to fight”) +‎ iyàn (“argument”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒī.jã̀/

Verb

jiyàn

1. to argue

Derived terms

• olùjiyàn (“debator”)
• àríyàjiyàn (“debate”)
• ìjiyàn (“argument; debate”)

Etymology 2

Contraction of jẹ (“to eat”) +‎ iyán (“pounded yam”).

Alternative forms

• jẹyán

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒī.jã́/

Verb

jiyán

1. to eat pounded yam