jan

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic جَنّ (jann)

Noun

jan

  1. Obsolete form of jinn.
    • 1888, Charles Montagu Doughty, Travels in Arabia Deserta:
      He cast out the demons of possessed persons, and he bound the jân, wellah, in yonder corner.

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Anagrams

Bambara

Pronunciation

Noun

jan

  1. trap (device to catch animals)

References

Basque

Pronunciation

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Noun

jan inan

  1. food
    Synonym: janari

Declension

Declension of jan (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive jan jana janak
ergative janek janak janek
dative jani janari janei
genitive janen janaren janen
comitative janekin janarekin janekin
causative janengatik janarengatik janengatik
benefactive janentzat janarentzat janentzat
instrumental janez janaz janez
inessive janetan janean janetan
locative janetako janeko janetako
allative janetara janera janetara
terminative janetaraino janeraino janetaraino
directive janetarantz janerantz janetarantz
destinative janetarako janerako janetarako
ablative janetatik janetik janetatik
partitive janik — —
prolative jantzat — —

Verb

jan du (imperfect participle jaten, future participle jango or janen, short form jan, verbal noun jate)

  1. to eat
  2. to eat away, corrode

Bau Bidayuh

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

jan

  1. rain (condensed water from a cloud)

Catalan

Etymology

Shortening of Joan.

Pronunciation

Noun

jan m (plural jans)

  1. Only used in bon jan

Further reading

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin annus.

Pronunciation

Noun

jan m (plural jain or jein)

  1. year

Related terms

French

Pronunciation

Noun

jan m (plural jans)

  1. Each of the two tables in trictrac
    Je remplis mon grand jan par doublet : six points pour moi.
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Japanese

Romanization

jan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じゃん

Swedish

Noun

jan

  1. January; Abbreviation of januari.

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Tagalog

Adverb

jan (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔) (text messaging)

  1. Alternative spelling of diyan

Yoruba

Pronunciation

Noun

jàn

  1. to bang something with another
  2. (idiomatic) to fail an examination or test

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