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jiyan

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See also: Jiyan, jíyán, and jīyán

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. to live

Noun

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jiyan f

  1. life
    Jin, Jiyan, AzadîWoman, Life, Freedom

Declension

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

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Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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From (to fight) +‎ iyàn (argument).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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jiyàn

  1. to argue
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From contraction of jẹ (to eat) iyán (pounded yam).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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jiyán

  1. to eat pounded yam