جوان

See also: ځوان and خوان

Arabic

Noun

جَوَان • (jawān) m pl or f

  1. plural of جَانّ (jānn)
    Synonyms: جِنَّة (jinna), جِنّ (jinn), جِنَّان (jinnān)

Baluchi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.

Adjective

جوان • (jawán)

  1. young

Antonyms

Khalaj

Adjective

جَوان or جُوان (cəvân or cuvân)

  1. Arabic spelling of cəvân, cuvân (“young”)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From French joint.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒwaːn/

Noun

جوان • (jwān) m (plural جوانات (jwānāt))

  1. joint, marijuana cigarette

Northern Kurdish

Adjective

جوان (Ciwan)

  1. Arabic spelling of ciwan

Noun

جوان (Ciwan) m

  1. Arabic spelling of ciwan

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian جوان, from Middle Persian [script needed] (yw'n /⁠ǰuwān⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.

Cognate with Northern Kurdish ciwan, Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis Italian giovane, French jeune, Spanish joven, Latvian jauns, English young).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈvan/

Adjective

جوان • (civan)

  1. young

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Turkish: civan

Persian
چند مرد و زنِ جوان در مُسکو
Young men and women in Moscow

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (yw'n /⁠ǰuwān⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.

Cognate with Northern Kurdish ciwan, Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane, French jeune, or Spanish joven), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

Pronunciation
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  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.wɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.wɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.wɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? jawān
Dari reading? jawān
Iranian reading? javân
Tajik reading? javon

Adjective
Dari جوان
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷавон

جوان • (javân) (comparative جوان‌تَر (javân-tar), superlative جوان‌تَرین (javân-tarin))

  1. young
  2. youthful

Inflection

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    Enclitic-attached forms of جوان (javân)
    Basic forms of جوان (javân)
bare جوان
(javân)
ezâfe جوان
(javân-e)
marked indefinite
or relative definite		 جوانی
(javân-i)
    Possessive forms of جوان (javân)
singular plural
1st person
(“my, our”)		 جوانم
(javânam)		 جوانمان
(javânemân)
[Term?]△
(javânemun)
2nd person
(“your”)		 جوانت
(javânat)
[Term?]△
(javânet)		 جوانتان
(javânetân)
[Term?]△
(javânetun)
3rd person
(“his, her, its, their”)		 جوانش
(javânaš)
[Term?]△
(javâneš)		 جوانشان
(javânešân)
[Term?]△
(javânešun)
△ Colloquial.
    Predicative forms of جوان (javân)
singular plural
1st person
(“I am, we are”)		 جوانم
(javânam)		 جوانیم
(javânim)
2nd person
(“you are”)		 جوانی
(javâni)		 جوانید
(javânid)
جوانین △
(javânin)
3rd person
(“he/she/it is, they are”)		 جوان است
(javân ast)
جوانه △
(javâne)		 جوانند
(javânand)
جوانن △
(javânan)
△ Colloquial.

Antonyms

Descendants

Noun
Dari جوان
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷавон

جوان • (javân) (plural جوان‌ها (javân-hâ) or جوانان (javânân))

  1. youth
  2. youngster
  3. young person

Synonyms
  • جوانک (javânak)

Proper noun

جوان • (javân)

  1. a female given name, Javan, from Middle Persian
  2. a surname from Middle Persian, Javan

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جوان (jawān).

Adjective

جوان • (javānu)

  1. young

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from French juin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒwɑ̃/

Noun

جوان (jwān) m

  1. June

See also
    Gregorian calendar months in Tunisian Arabic · أشهرة سوري (layout · text)
    January February March April
    جانفي فيفري مارس أفريل
    May June July August
    ماي جوان جويلية أوت
    September October November December
    سبتمبر أكتوبر نوفمبر ديسمبر

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian جوان (jawān), from Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō. Compare also Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan).

    Adjective

    جوان • (javān or juvān) (Hindi spelling जवान)

    1. young
    2. youthful
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