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- IPA(key): /ˈsijɑːn/, [ˈs̠ijɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ijɑːn
- Syllabification(key): si‧jaan
sijaan
- illative singular of sija
sijaan [with genitive]
- instead of
- Synonyms: sijasta, pro
Orjantappurain sijaan on kasvava kypressejä, nokkosten sijaan on kasvava myrttipuita.- Instead of a thornbush the cypress tree shall grow, and instead of a brier the myrtle tree shall grow.