зан

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zan"

Mongolian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Chinese  / (yàng, form) either directly into an ancestor of Mongolian, or via Turkic; compare Karakhanid [script needed] (yaŋ, manner).

Noun

зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension)

  1. character, temperament
  2. mood
  3. behaviour
  4. custom, habit
Derived terms
  • ааш зан (aaš zan)
  • зан муутай (zan muutaj)
  • зан сайтай (zan sajtaj)
  • зан үйл (zan üjl)
  • их зан (ix zan)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese (zhǎng, sole).

Noun

зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension)

  1. sole (bottom of a shoe)

Etymology 3

From Chinese (zhàng, cane).

Noun

зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension)

  1. (obsolete) cane, rod, pole
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Noun

зан • (zan)

  1. nonstandard form of занги (zangi)

Etymology 5

Noun

зан • (zan)

  1. nonstandard form of жан (žan)

Tajik

Etymology 1

Inherited from Classical Persian زَن (zan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zan/, [zän]

Noun

зан • (zan) (Persian spelling زن)

  1. woman
    Antonym: мард (mard)
  2. wife
  3. female
Inflection
Inflection of зан
singular plural
bare зан (zan) занон (zanon)1 [Term?] [Term?]
definite
object
занро (zanro) занонро (zanonro)1 ро (ro) ро (ro)
izofa зани (zan-i) занони (zanon-i)1 и (i) и (i)
indefinite,
definite
relative
bare зане (zane)
object занеро (zanero)

1The plural form in -ҳо (-ho) (занҳо (zanho)), is also acceptable.

Possessive forms of зан
singular plural
bare 1st singular занам (zanam) занонам (zanonam)1 ам (am) ам (am)
2nd singular занат (zanat) занонат (zanonat)1 ат (at) ат (at)
3rd singular занаш (zanaš) занонаш (zanonaš)1 аш () аш ()
1st plural занамон (zanamon) занонамон (zanonamon)1 амон (amon) амон (amon)
2nd plural занатон (zanaton) занонатон (zanonaton)1 атон (aton) атон (aton)
3rd plural занашон (zanašon) занонашон (zanonašon)1 ашон (ašon) ашон (ašon)
singular plural
definite
object
1st singular занамро (zanamro) занонамро (zanonamro)1 амро (amro) амро (amro)
2nd singular занатро (zanatro) занонатро (zanonatro)1 атро (atro) атро (atro)
3rd singular занашро (zanašro) занонашро (zanonašro)1 ашро (ašro) ашро (ašro)
1st plural занамонро (zanamonro) занонамонро (zanonamonro)1 амонро (amonro) амонро (amonro)
2nd plural занатонро (zanatonro) занонатонро (zanonatonro)1 атонро (atonro) атонро (atonro)
3rd plural занашонро (zanašonro) занонашонро (zanonašonro)1 ашонро (ašonro) ашонро (ašonro)

1The plural form in -ҳо (-ho) (занҳо (zanho)), is also acceptable.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Classical Persian ظَنّ (zann), from Arabic ظَنّ (ẓann).

Alternative forms

  • занн (zann)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zan(n)/, [zän(n)]
  • IPA(key): /zann/, [zän(ː)] (when followed by a vowel)

Noun

зан • (zan) (Persian spelling ظن)

  1. opinion; thought; view
    Synonym: ақида (aqida)
  2. guess; conjecture
    Synonyms: гумон (gumon), ҳадс (hads)
Inflection
Inflection of зан
singular plural
sound broken1
bare зан (zan) занҳо (zanho) зунун (zunun) [Term?]
definite
object
занро (zanro) занҳоро (zanhoro) зунунро (zununro) ро (ro)
izofa зани (zan-i) занҳои (zanho-yi) зунуни (zunun-i) и (i)
indefinite,
definite
relative
bare зане (zane)
object занеро (zanero)

1Broken plurals are generally much less common than sound plurals.

Possessive forms of зан
singular plural
sound broken1
bare 1st singular занам (zanam) занҳоям (zanhoyam) зунунам (zununam) ам (am)
2nd singular занат (zanat) занҳоят (zanhoyat) зунунат (zununat) ат (at)
3rd singular занаш (zanaš) занҳояш (zanhoyaš) зунунаш (zununaš) аш ()
1st plural занамон (zanamon) занҳоямон (zanhoyamon) зунунамон (zununamon) амон (amon)
2nd plural занатон (zanaton) занҳоятон (zanhoyaton) зунунатон (zununaton) атон (aton)
3rd plural занашон (zanašon) занҳояшон (zanhoyašon) зунунашон (zununašon) ашон (ašon)
singular plural
sound broken1
definite
object
1st singular занамро (zanamro) занҳоямро (zanhoyamro) зунунамро (zununamro) амро (amro)
2nd singular занатро (zanatro) занҳоятро (zanhoyatro) зунунатро (zununatro) атро (atro)
3rd singular занашро (zanašro) занҳояшро (zanhoyašro) зунунашро (zununašro) ашро (ašro)
1st plural занамонро (zanamonro) занҳоямонро (zanhoyamonro) зунунамонро (zununamonro) амонро (amonro)
2nd plural занатонро (zanatonro) занҳоятонро (zanhoyatonro) зунунатонро (zununatonro) атонро (atonro)
3rd plural занашонро (zanašonro) занҳояшонро (zanhoyašonro) зунунашонро (zununašonro) ашонро (ašonro)

1Broken plurals are generally much less common than sound plurals.

Derived terms
  • бадмазанна (badmazanna)
  • заннун (zannun)
  • мазанна (mazanna)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

зан • (zan) (Persian spelling زن)

  1. present stem of задан (zadan)

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