зан
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "zan"
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡saŋ/,
Etymology 1
From Chinese 樣 / 样 (yàng, “form”) either directly into an ancestor of Mongolian, or via Turkic; compare Karakhanid (yaŋ, “manner”).
Noun
зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension)
Derived terms
- ааш зан (aaš zan)
- зан муутай (zan muutaj)
- зан сайтай (zan sajtaj)
- зан үйл (zan üjl)
- их зан (ix zan)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Chinese 掌 (zhǎng, “sole”).
Noun
зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension)
- sole (bottom of a shoe)
Etymology 3
From Chinese 杖 (zhàng, “cane”).
Noun
зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension)
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Noun
зан • (zan)
- Nonstandard form of занги (zangi).
Etymology 5
Noun
зан • (zan)
- Nonstandard form of жан (žan).
Tajik
Etymology 1
Inherited from Classical Persian زَن (zan).
Pronunciation
Noun
зан • (zan) (Persian spelling زن)
Inflection
| Inflection of зан | |||||
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| bare | зан zan |
занон zanon1 |
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| definite object |
занро zanro |
занонро zanonro1 |
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| izofa | зани zan-i |
занони zanon-i1 |
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| indefinite, definite relative |
bare | zane |
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| object | занеро zanero |
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| Possessive forms of зан | |||||
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| bare | 1st singular | занам zanam |
занонам zanonam1 |
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| 2nd singular | занат zanat |
занонат zanonat1 |
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| 3rd singular | занаш zanaš |
занонаш zanonaš1 |
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| 1st plural | занамон zanamon |
занонамон zanonamon1 |
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| 2nd plural | занатон zanaton |
занонатон zanonaton1 |
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| 3rd plural | занашон zanašon |
занонашон zanonašon1 |
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| singular | plural | ||||
| definite object |
1st singular | занамро zanamro |
занонамро zanonamro1 |
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| 2nd singular | занатро zanatro |
занонатро zanonatro1 |
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| 3rd singular | занашро zanašro |
занонашро zanonašro1 |
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| 1st plural | занамонро zanamonro |
занонамонро zanonamonro1 |
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| 2nd plural | занатонро zanatonro |
занонатонро zanonatonro1 |
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| 3rd plural | занашонро zanašonro |
занонашонро zanonašonro1 |
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Classical Persian ظَنّ (zann), from Arabic ظَنّ (ẓann).
Alternative forms
- занн (zann)
Pronunciation
Noun
зан • (zan) (Persian spelling ظن)
Inflection
| Inflection of занн | |||||
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| sound | broken1 | ||||
| bare | занн zann |
заннҳо zannho |
зунун zunun |
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| definite object |
заннро zannro |
заннҳоро zannhoro |
зунунро zununro |
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| izofa | занни zann-i |
заннҳои zannho-yi |
зунуни zunun-i |
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| indefinite, definite relative |
bare | zanne |
— | — | |
| object | заннеро zannero |
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1Broken plurals are generally much less common than sound plurals.
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| Possessive forms of занн | |||||
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| sound | broken1 | ||||
| bare | 1st singular | заннам zannam |
заннҳоям zannhoyam |
зунунам zununam |
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| 2nd singular | заннат zannat |
заннҳоят zannhoyat |
зунунат zununat |
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| 3rd singular | заннаш zannaš |
заннҳояш zannhoyaš |
зунунаш zununaš |
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| 1st plural | заннамон zannamon |
заннҳоямон zannhoyamon |
зунунамон zununamon |
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| 2nd plural | заннатон zannaton |
заннҳоятон zannhoyaton |
зунунатон zununaton |
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| 3rd plural | заннашон zannašon |
заннҳояшон zannhoyašon |
зунунашон zununašon |
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| singular | plural | ||||
| sound | broken1 | ||||
| definite object |
1st singular | заннамро zannamro |
заннҳоямро zannhoyamro |
зунунамро zununamro |
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| 2nd singular | заннатро zannatro |
заннҳоятро zannhoyatro |
зунунатро zununatro |
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| 3rd singular | заннашро zannašro |
заннҳояшро zannhoyašro |
зунунашро zununašro |
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| 1st plural | заннамонро zannamonro |
заннҳоямонро zannhoyamonro |
зунунамонро zununamonro |
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| 2nd plural | заннатонро zannatonro |
заннҳоятонро zannhoyatonro |
зунунатонро zununatonro |
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| 3rd plural | заннашонро zannašonro |
заннҳояшонро zannhoyašonro |
зунунашонро zununašonro |
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1Broken plurals are generally much less common than sound plurals.
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Derived terms
- бадмазанна (badmazanna)
- заннун (zannun)
- мазанна (mazanna)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
зан • (zan) (Persian spelling زن)
Further reading
зан on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia tg- “зан”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژهجو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2024
