خواهان

Persian

Etymology

From (xâh, present stem of (xâstan, “to want”)) +‎ (-ân).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xʷaː.ˈhaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.ɦɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑːɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔːɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒː.ɦɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔ.ɦɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xwāhān
Dari reading^?	xāhān
Iranian reading^?	xâhân
Tajik reading^?	xohon

Adjective

خواهان • (xâhân)

wanting, desirous

Derived terms

خواهان شدن (xâhân šod, “to want, to request”)

Noun

خواهان • (xâhân)

plaintiff
Synonyms: دادخواه (dâdxâh), شاکی (šâki)

Coordinate term: متهم (mottaham, “the accused”)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خواهان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim