جانشین

Persian

Etymology

From (“place”) +‎ present stem of (“to sit”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaː.ˈni.ʃiːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.nɪ́.ʃiːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.nɪ́.ʃiːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔː.ní.ʃin]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒː.né.ʃiːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔ.ní.ʃin]

Readings
Classical reading^?	jānišīn
Dari reading^?	jānišīn
Iranian reading^?	jânešin
Tajik reading^?	jonišin

Noun

جانشین • (jânešin)

Descendants

→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਜਾਨਸ਼ੀਨ (jānśīn)

Shahmukhi script: جانشین (jānśīn)

Further reading

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “جانشین”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Alternative forms

جانَشِیں (jānaśī̃)
جا نَشِیں (jā naśī̃)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (jānīšīn)

Noun

جانَشِین • (jānaśīn) f (Hindi spelling जानशीन)

heir, successor
Synonym: وارِث (vāris)
(by extension) son
substitute, vicegerent
Synonym: نائِب (nāib)

Derived terms

جانَشِینی (jānaśīnī, “heirship, succession”)

References

“جانشین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.