җан

Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جان (jân, soul, vital spirit).

Cognate with Bashkir йән (yən).

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Noun

җан • (can)

  1. soul
  2. (in possessive forms) sweetheart, beloved
    • (Can we date this quote?), Марсель Галиев [Marsel’ Ğaliyew], “Бөрлегәнем — бер генәм [Börlegänem — ber genäm]”‎[1]:
      Син тал, имеш, ә мин, җаным,
      Гүя кара бөрлегән.
      Sin tal, imeş, ä min, canım,
      Güya qara börlegän.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension