یان

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Chagatai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yān (side).

Noun

یان (yan)

  1. side

Descendants

  • Uyghur: يان (yan)

References

Khalaj

Noun

یان (yâan) (definite accusative یانؽ, plural یانلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of yâan (side)

Declension

Kipchak

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yān (side).

Noun

یان (yan)

  1. side

References

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yān (side).

Noun

یان (yan)

  1. side

Descendants

Persian

Etymology 1

Suffix

یان (-yân)

  1. A suffix forming the plural of a noun.
Usage notes

Used for singular nouns that end in ا (alef).

Etymology 2

Noun

یان (yân)

  1. (poetic) delusion
    Synonym: هذیان (hazyân)

Etymology 3

The etymology is the same as the plural-forming suffix ـان. In the case of Armenian surnames, a transcription of Armenian -յան (-yan).

Suffix

یان (-iyân)

  1. A suffix found in Iranian and Armenian surnames
  2. (humorous) a suffix forming surnames
    اسکلیان
    oskoliyân
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    • شادابیان
      šâdâbiyân
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