جانشین

Persian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

جانشین • (jânešin)

  1. successor
  2. substitute

Urdu

Alternative forms

  • جانَشِیں (jānaśī̃)
  • جا نَشِیں (jā naśī̃)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جانشین (jānīšīn)

Noun

جانَشِین • (jānaśīn) f (Hindi spelling जानशीन)

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

Derived terms

References

  • جانشین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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