ջան

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ճան (čan) (Western Armenian)

Etymology

From Middle Armenian ջան (ǰan), from Persian جان (jân).

Pronunciation

Noun

ջան (ǰan)

  1. (colloquial) body
  2. (colloquial) life, existence
  3. (colloquial) spirit, soul
  4. (colloquial) vigour, physical might
  5. (colloquial) term of endearment, roughly equivalent to dear or darling, put after the person's name
    Արմեն ջա՛նArmen ǰándear Armen!
    մամա ջա՛նmama ǰándear mother!
    բալա ջա՛նbala ǰándear kiddy!

Declension

Interjection

ջան (ǰan)

  1. exclamation of joy, pleasure
    ջա՜ն ջա՜նǰa!n ǰa!nexclamation of joy, pleasure

Derived terms

  • ջանաթաթախ (ǰanatʿatʿax), ջանոտ (ǰanot)
  • ջանըմ (ǰanəm), ջանդար (ǰandar), ջանբեզար (ǰanbezar), ջանգյուլում (ǰangyulum), ջանսաղություն (ǰansałutʿyun), ջանֆիդան (ǰanfidan)

References

  • Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), ջան”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
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