જાન
Gujarati
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑn/
- Rhymes: -ɑn
- Hyphenation: જાન
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (jaṇṇā), from Sanskrit जन्य (jánya). Cognate with Marwari जान (jān), Sindhi 𑋃𑋅 / ڄَڃَ (j̄aña), Punjabi جَن٘ج / ਜੰਞ (jaṉj)
Noun
જાન • (jān) f
- baraat (a wedding procession by the bridegroom's side)
- Synonym: વરાત (varāt)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | જાન (jān) | જાનો (jāno) |
| oblique | જાન (jān) | જાનો (jāno) |
| vocative | જાન (jān) | જાનો (jāno) |
| instrumental | જાને (jāne) | જાનોએ (jānoe) |
| locative | જાને (jāne) | જાનોએ (jānoe) |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian جَان (jān).
Noun
જાન • (jān) f
- life
- soul
- (endearing) dear, beloved — sometimes put after the word that identifies the addressee
- બાબાજાન ― bābājān ― Beloved father
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | જાન (jān) | જાનો (jāno) |
| oblique | જાન (jān) | જાનો (jāno) |
| vocative | જાન (jān) | જાનો (jāno) |
| instrumental | જાને (jāne) | જાનોએ (jānoe) |
| locative | જાને (jāne) | જાનોએ (jānoe) |
Further reading
- ભગવતસિંહ [bhagvatsĩh] (1944) “જાન”, in ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ [bhagvadgomaṇḍal], India, page 3513.
- “જાન”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.