خوان

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See also: جوان

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
خ و ن (ḵ w n)
7 terms

Adjective

خَوَّان • (ḵawwān) (feminine خَوَّانَة (ḵawwāna), masculine plural خَوَّانُونَ (ḵawwānūna), feminine plural خَوَّانَات (ḵawwānāt))

  1. unreliable, faithless, disloyal, treacherous, perfidious
  2. traitorous
Declension
Declension of adjective خَوَّان (ḵawwān)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal خَوَّان
ḵawwān 		الْخَوَّان
al-ḵawwān 		خَوَّانَة
ḵawwāna 		الْخَوَّانَة
al-ḵawwāna
Nominative خَوَّانٌ
ḵawwānun 		الْخَوَّانُ
al-ḵawwānu 		خَوَّانَةٌ
ḵawwānatun 		الْخَوَّانَةُ
al-ḵawwānatu
Accusative خَوَّانًا
ḵawwānan 		الْخَوَّانَ
al-ḵawwāna 		خَوَّانَةً
ḵawwānatan 		الْخَوَّانَةَ
al-ḵawwānata
Genitive خَوَّانٍ
ḵawwānin 		الْخَوَّانِ
al-ḵawwāni 		خَوَّانَةٍ
ḵawwānatin 		الْخَوَّانَةِ
al-ḵawwānati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal خَوَّانَيْن
ḵawwānayn 		الْخَوَّانَيْن
al-ḵawwānayn 		خَوَّانَتَيْن
ḵawwānatayn 		الْخَوَّانَتَيْن
al-ḵawwānatayn
Nominative خَوَّانَانِ
ḵawwānāni 		الْخَوَّانَانِ
al-ḵawwānāni 		خَوَّانَتَانِ
ḵawwānatāni 		الْخَوَّانَتَانِ
al-ḵawwānatāni
Accusative خَوَّانَيْنِ
ḵawwānayni 		الْخَوَّانَيْنِ
al-ḵawwānayni 		خَوَّانَتَيْنِ
ḵawwānatayni 		الْخَوَّانَتَيْنِ
al-ḵawwānatayni
Genitive خَوَّانَيْنِ
ḵawwānayni 		الْخَوَّانَيْنِ
al-ḵawwānayni 		خَوَّانَتَيْنِ
ḵawwānatayni 		الْخَوَّانَتَيْنِ
al-ḵawwānatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal خَوَّانِين
ḵawwānīn 		الْخَوَّانِين
al-ḵawwānīn 		خَوَّانَات
ḵawwānāt 		الْخَوَّانَات
al-ḵawwānāt
Nominative خَوَّانُونَ
ḵawwānūna 		الْخَوَّانُونَ
al-ḵawwānūna 		خَوَّانَاتٌ
ḵawwānātun 		الْخَوَّانَاتُ
al-ḵawwānātu
Accusative خَوَّانِينَ
ḵawwānīna 		الْخَوَّانِينَ
al-ḵawwānīna 		خَوَّانَاتٍ
ḵawwānātin 		الْخَوَّانَاتِ
al-ḵawwānāti
Genitive خَوَّانِينَ
ḵawwānīna 		الْخَوَّانِينَ
al-ḵawwānīna 		خَوَّانَاتٍ
ḵawwānātin 		الْخَوَّانَاتِ
al-ḵawwānāti

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian hw’n' (xwān, “tray, table”). Compare Classical Persian خوان (xwân, “table, tablecloth”).

Noun

خُوَان or خِوَان • (ḵuwān or ḵiwān) m (plural أَخْوِنَة (ʔaḵwina) or أَخَاوِين (ʔaḵāwīn))

  1. table, particularly such one as is fit for dining
    Synonyms: مَائِدَة (māʔida), طَاوِلَة (ṭāwila), مِنْضَدَة (minḍada)
    • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, 70:14:
      مَا عَلِمْتُ النَّبِيَّ —صَلَّى اللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ— أَكَلَ عَلَى سُكُرُّجَةٍ قَطُّ، وَلَا خُبِزَ لَهُ مُرَقَّقٌ قَطُّ، وَلَا أَكَلَ عَلَى خِوَانٍ
      mā ʕalimtu n-nabiyya —ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama— ʔakala ʕalā sukurrujatin qaṭṭu, wa-lā ḵubiza la-hū muraqqaqun qaṭṭu, wa-lā ʔakala ʕalā ḵiwānin
      I never knew the Prophet—may God bless him and grant him peace—to ever eat from a side-dish plate, or to eat crumbled bread, or to eat at a table.
Declension
Declension of noun خُوَان (ḵuwān)‎; خِوَان (ḵiwān)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خُوَان‎; خِوَان
ḵuwān‎; ḵiwān 		الْخُوَان‎; الْخِوَان
al-ḵuwān‎; al-ḵiwān 		خُوَان‎; خِوَان
ḵuwān‎; ḵiwān
Nominative خُوَانٌ‎; خِوَانٌ
ḵuwānun‎; ḵiwānun 		الْخُوَانُ‎; الْخِوَانُ
al-ḵuwānu‎; al-ḵiwānu 		خُوَانُ‎; خِوَانُ
ḵuwānu‎; ḵiwānu
Accusative خُوَانًا‎; خِوَانًا
ḵuwānan‎; ḵiwānan 		الْخُوَانَ‎; الْخِوَانَ
al-ḵuwāna‎; al-ḵiwāna 		خُوَانَ‎; خِوَانَ
ḵuwāna‎; ḵiwāna
Genitive خُوَانٍ‎; خِوَانٍ
ḵuwānin‎; ḵiwānin 		الْخُوَانِ‎; الْخِوَانِ
al-ḵuwāni‎; al-ḵiwāni 		خُوَانِ‎; خِوَانِ
ḵuwāni‎; ḵiwāni
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خُوَانَيْن‎; خِوَانَيْن
ḵuwānayn‎; ḵiwānayn 		الْخُوَانَيْن‎; الْخِوَانَيْن
al-ḵuwānayn‎; al-ḵiwānayn 		خُوَانَيْ‎; خِوَانَيْ
ḵuwānay‎; ḵiwānay
Nominative خُوَانَانِ‎; خِوَانَانِ
ḵuwānāni‎; ḵiwānāni 		الْخُوَانَانِ‎; الْخِوَانَانِ
al-ḵuwānāni‎; al-ḵiwānāni 		خُوَانَا‎; خِوَانَا
ḵuwānā‎; ḵiwānā
Accusative خُوَانَيْنِ‎; خِوَانَيْنِ
ḵuwānayni‎; ḵiwānayni 		الْخُوَانَيْنِ‎; الْخِوَانَيْنِ
al-ḵuwānayni‎; al-ḵiwānayni 		خُوَانَيْ‎; خِوَانَيْ
ḵuwānay‎; ḵiwānay
Genitive خُوَانَيْنِ‎; خِوَانَيْنِ
ḵuwānayni‎; ḵiwānayni 		الْخُوَانَيْنِ‎; الْخِوَانَيْنِ
al-ḵuwānayni‎; al-ḵiwānayni 		خُوَانَيْ‎; خِوَانَيْ
ḵuwānay‎; ḵiwānay
Plural broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَخْوِنَة‎; أَخَاوِين
ʔaḵwina‎; ʔaḵāwīn 		الْأَخْوِنَة‎; الْأَخَاوِين
al-ʔaḵwina‎; al-ʔaḵāwīn 		أَخْوِنَة‎; أَخَاوِين
ʔaḵwinat‎; ʔaḵāwīn
Nominative أَخْوِنَةٌ‎; أَخَاوِينُ
ʔaḵwinatun‎; ʔaḵāwīnu 		الْأَخْوِنَةُ‎; الْأَخَاوِينُ
al-ʔaḵwinatu‎; al-ʔaḵāwīnu 		أَخْوِنَةُ‎; أَخَاوِينُ
ʔaḵwinatu‎; ʔaḵāwīnu
Accusative أَخْوِنَةً‎; أَخَاوِينَ
ʔaḵwinatan‎; ʔaḵāwīna 		الْأَخْوِنَةَ‎; الْأَخَاوِينَ
al-ʔaḵwinata‎; al-ʔaḵāwīna 		أَخْوِنَةَ‎; أَخَاوِينَ
ʔaḵwinata‎; ʔaḵāwīna
Genitive أَخْوِنَةٍ‎; أَخَاوِينَ
ʔaḵwinatin‎; ʔaḵāwīna 		الْأَخْوِنَةِ‎; الْأَخَاوِينِ
al-ʔaḵwinati‎; al-ʔaḵāwīni 		أَخْوِنَةِ‎; أَخَاوِينِ
ʔaḵwinati‎; ʔaḵāwīni
Descendants
  • → Tigre: ክዋና (kəwana, “elevated sleeping-spot of a shepherd”)

Etymology 3

Adjective

خُوَّان • (ḵuwwān) m pl

  1. masculine plural of خَائِن (ḵāʔin)

Noun

خُوَّان • (ḵuwwān) m pl

  1. plural of خَائِن (ḵāʔin)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Persian خوان (xvân, “table, tablecloth”).

Noun

خوان • (han, hon)

  1. a large tray which serves as a table, board where viands are processed or eaten
  2. meal, food, victuals

Etymology 2

From Persian خوان (xân, “read”).

Adjective

خوان • (han)

  1. (in compounds) reading, who recites
    قرآن خوان ― Kur'an han ― Quran reader

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian خوان (xvân).

Noun

خوان • (xwân) m

  1. a large tray which serves as a table

Derived terms

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian (hw’n' /⁠xwān⁠/, “tray, table”). Compare Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌 (xᵛaini, “cover, carpet”) and Old Armenian խան (xan), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? xwān
Dari reading? xān
Iranian reading? xân
Tajik reading? xon

Noun

Dari خوان
Iranian Persian
Tajik хон

خوان • (xân)

  2. table or large tray particularly such one as is fit for dining
  3. (dated) tablecloth
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Middle Armenian: խօն (xōn)
    Urdu: خوان (xān or xvān, “tray”)

Etymology 2

Verb

خوان • (xvân)

  2. present stem form of خواندن (xvândan, “to read”)

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “خوان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “hw’n'”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 95
  • Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 530
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