জান

Assamese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zan/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian جان‎ (jān), 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)

Verb

জান • (zan)

  1. verb root of জনা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جان‎ (jān), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *wi- + *HanH- (“to breathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *wi and *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”), whence, for example, Latin animus. Compare Hindi जान (jān).

Noun

জান • (jan)

  1. life, soul, being
    আমার জান বাবা আপনার হাতে সপে দিয়ে যাননি?
    amar jan baba apnar hate śôpe diẏe janni?
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    - Syed Mujtaba Ali
    Synonyms: রূহ (ruho), প্রাণ (pran), পরাণ (poran)
  2. dear one, darling, sweetheart

Proper noun

জান • (jan)

  1. a male given name from Persian, Jan

References
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