йән

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Etymology

From Persian جان (jân, soul, vital spirit).

Cognate with Tatar җан (can), Kazakh жан (jan), Kyrgyz жан (jan), Uzbek jon, Azerbaijani, Turkish can (soul), etc.

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  • Hyphenation: йән (one syllable)

Noun

йән (yən)

  1. soul
    Йән һәм тән.
    Yən həm tən.
    Soul and body.
    Кешеләрҙе донъяла үлмәҫ йәндәр ҡылайыҡ.
    Keşelərźe donʺyala ülməś yəndər qılayıq.
    Let's make people in the world immortal souls.
    Ислам динендә кешенең йәнен Ғазраил фәрештә ала.
    İslam dinendə keşeneñ yənen Ğazrail fəreştə ala.
    In the religion of Islam, the angel Azrael takes a person's soul (when that person dies).
  2. person, people
    Ғаиләбеҙҙә алты йән.
    Ğailəbeźźə altı yən.
    There are six of us in our family.
    • Aqmulla, Miftakhetdin (Bashkir poet):
    Йән бармы ошо һүҙгә ҡолаҡ һалыр?
    Yən barmı oşo hüźgə qolaq halır?
    Is there a person who would listen to these words?
    Исрафил (ғәләйһи-ссәләм) фәрештә Сурға өргәндән һуң бөтә йәндәр ҙә үлә.
    İsrafil (ğələyhi-ssələm) fəreştə Surğa örgəndən huñ bötə yəndər źə ülə.
    After Angel Israfil (peace be upon him) blows the Sur (~trumpet), all living beings will die.
  3. (in possessive forms) sweetheart, beloved

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