ځوان

Pashto

Alternative forms

• جوان (jawā́n)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.

Cognate with Persian جوان (javân), Northern Kurdish ciwan, Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡zwɑn/

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Noun

ځوان • (źwā́n, źëwā́n) m

1. young person

Declension

declension of ځوان

	singular		plural
direct	ځوان (źwân)		ځوانان (źwânân)
oblique	ځوان (źwân)		ځوانانو (źwânâno)
vocative	ځوانه (źwâna)		ځوانانو (źwânâno)

Adjective

ځوان • (źwā́n, źëwā́n)

1. young

Declension

declension of ځوان

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ځوان (źwân)	ځوان (źwân)		ځوانه (źwâna)	ځوانې (źwâne)
oblique	ځوان (źwân)	ځوانو (źwâno)		ځوانې (źwâne)	ځوانو (źwâno)
vocative	ځوانه (źwâna)	ځوانو (źwâno)		ځوانې (źwâne)	ځوانو (źwâno)