ژن

See also: زن and رن

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ǰánHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒən/

Noun

Northern Kurdish jin

ژن (jin)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Derived terms

  • ژنانە (jinane)
  • ژنبرا (jinbira)
  • ژنخوشک (jinxuşik)
  • ژندار (jindar)
  • ژنىْتی (jinêtî)
  • ژنەشا (jineşa)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gène, from German Gen. From the same Proto-Indo-European root come Persian زادن (zâdan, to birth, to beget).

Pronunciation

Readings
Iranian reading? žen
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

ژن • (žen) (plural ژن‌ها)

  1. gene

Derived terms