jiyan

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See also: Jiyan, jíyán, and jīyán

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɪˈjɑːn/
  • Hyphenation: ji‧yan
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Verb

jiyan (third-person singular simple present dijî, past tense jiya)

  1. to live

Noun

jiyan f

  1. life
    Jin, Jiyan, Azadî ― Woman, Life, Freedom

Declension

Declension of jiyan
Definite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative jiyan jiyan
Construct jiyana jiyanên
Oblique jiyanê jiyanan
Demonstrative oblique wê jiyanê wan jiyanan
Vocative jiyanê jiyanino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative jiyanek jiyanin
Construct jiyaneke jiyanine
Oblique jiyanekê jiyaninan

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

From jà (“to fight”) +‎ iyàn (“argument”).

Pronunciation

Verb

jiyàn

  1. to argue
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From contraction of jẹ (“to eat”) iyán (“pounded yam”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

jiyán

  1. to eat pounded yam
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