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Gurani
Suffix
ـان (ān)
- (grammar) indefinite plural suffix morpheme
Usage notes
Chiefly used in the Gewrecuyî and Hewramī dialects .
Malay
Suffix
ـان
- Jawi spelling of -an
Persian
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭 (-ān). Compare Pashto ـونه (-ona), Northern Luri ـۆ(ن) (-ø(n)).
Suffix
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ـان • (-ân)
- a suffix forming the plural of nouns, chiefly animate ones
- Hypernym: ها (-hâ, possible for any noun)
Usage notes
- In the formal standard language, -ân is usable with almost all words for persons and many animal names. It is also employed with a limited number of inanimate nouns, e.g. چشمان (češmân, “eyes”), سخنان (soxanân, “words”). In pre-modern or poetic texts it is used more freely. In the contemporary Iranian vernacular, on the other hand, the suffix is rare and only a handful of words are common, e.g. آقایان (âqâyân, “misters”), عزیزان ('azizân, “dear ones, friends”).
- The suffix becomes گان (-gân) after a native word in silent ه (-e), and یان (-yân) after و (-u) or ا (-a).
Etymology 2
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ـان • (-ân)
- a suffix attached to the present stem of verbs to derive adjectives
- خند (xand-, present stem of خندیدن (xandidan, “to laugh”)) + ـان (-ân) → خندان (xandân, “laughing”)
- گری (gery-, present stem of گریستن (geristan, “to cry”)) + ـان (-ân) → گریان (geryân, “weeping”)
- رو (rav-, present stem of رفتن (raftan, “to go”)) + ـان (-ân) → روان (ravân, “flowing”)
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit -इनी (-inī), feminine of -इन् (-in, possessive suffix).
Suffix
ـاِن • (-in) f (Hindi spelling -इन)
- forms feminine equivalents
- ناتی (nātī, “grandson”) + ـان → ناتِن (nātin)
- ناگ (nāg, “snake”) + ـان → ناگِن (nāgin)
Derived terms