Mongolian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Chinese (yàng, form) either directly into an ancestor of Mongolian, or via Turkic; compare Karakhanid [script needed] (yaŋ, manner).

Noun

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зан (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension)

  1. character, temperament
  2. mood
  3. behaviour
  4. custom, habit
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Chinese (zhǎng, sole).

Noun

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зан (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension)

  1. sole (bottom of a shoe)

Etymology 3

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From Chinese (zhàng, cane).

Noun

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зан (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension)

  1. (obsolete) cane, rod, pole
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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зан (zan)

  1. Nonstandard form of занги (zangi).

Etymology 5

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Noun

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зан (zan)

  1. Nonstandard form of жан (žan).

Tajik

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Classical Persian زَن (zan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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зан (zan) (Persian spelling زن)

  1. woman
    Antonym: мард (mard)
  2. wife
  3. female
Inflection
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Inflection of зан
singular plural
sound broken2 or broken2
bare зан
zan
занон
zanon1
[Term?]
[Term?]
definite
object
занро
zanro
занонро
zanonro1
ро
ro
ро
ro
izofa зани
zan-i
занони
zanon-i1
и
i
и
i
indefinite,
definite
relative
bare зане
zane
object занеро
zanero
1The plural form in -ҳо (-ho) (занҳо (zanho)), is also acceptable.
Possessive forms of зан
singular plural
sound broken2 broken2
bare 1st singular занам
zanam
занонам
zanonam1
ам
am
ам
am
2nd singular занат
zanat
занонат
zanonat1
ат
at
ат
at
3rd singular занаш
zanaš
занонаш
zanonaš1
аш
аш
1st plural занамон
zanamon
занонамон
zanonamon1
амон
amon
амон
amon
2nd plural занатон
zanaton
занонатон
zanonaton1
атон
aton
атон
aton
3rd plural занашон
zanašon
занонашон
zanonašon1
ашон
ašon
ашон
ašon
singular plural
sound broken2 broken2
definite
object
1st singular занамро
zanamro
занонамро
zanonamro1
амро
amro
амро
amro
2nd singular занатро
zanatro
занонатро
zanonatro1
атро
atro
атро
atro
3rd singular занашро
zanašro
занонашро
zanonašro1
ашро
ašro
ашро
ašro
1st plural занамонро
zanamonro
занонамонро
zanonamonro1
амонро
amonro
амонро
amonro
2nd plural занатонро
zanatonro
занонатонро
zanonatonro1
атонро
atonro
атонро
atonro
3rd plural занашонро
zanašonro
занонашонро
zanonašonro1
ашонро
ašonro
ашонро
ašonro
1The plural form in -ҳо (-ho) (занҳо (zanho)), is also acceptable.
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Classical Persian ظَنّ (zann), from Arabic ظَنّ (ẓann).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zann/, [zän(ː)] (when followed by a vowel)

Noun

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зан (zan) (Persian spelling ظن)

  1. opinion; thought; view
    Synonym: ақида (aqida)
  2. guess; conjecture
    Synonyms: гумон (gumon), ҳадс (hads)
Inflection
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Inflection of занн
singular plural
sound broken1 or broken1
bare занн
zann
заннҳо
zannho
зунун
zunun
[Term?]
definite
object
заннро
zannro
заннҳоро
zannhoro
зунунро
zununro
ро
ro
izofa занни
zann-i
заннҳои
zannho-yi
зунуни
zunun-i
и
i
indefinite,
definite
relative
bare занне
zanne
object заннеро
zannero
1Broken plurals are generally much less common than sound plurals.
Possessive forms of занн
singular plural
sound broken1 broken1
bare 1st singular заннам
zannam
заннҳоям
zannhoyam
зунунам
zununam
ам
am
2nd singular заннат
zannat
заннҳоят
zannhoyat
зунунат
zununat
ат
at
3rd singular заннаш
zannaš
заннҳояш
zannhoyaš
зунунаш
zununaš
аш
1st plural заннамон
zannamon
заннҳоямон
zannhoyamon
зунунамон
zununamon
амон
amon
2nd plural заннатон
zannaton
заннҳоятон
zannhoyaton
зунунатон
zununaton
атон
aton
3rd plural заннашон
zannašon
заннҳояшон
zannhoyašon
зунунашон
zununašon
ашон
ašon
singular plural
sound broken1 broken1
definite
object
1st singular заннамро
zannamro
заннҳоямро
zannhoyamro
зунунамро
zununamro
амро
amro
2nd singular заннатро
zannatro
заннҳоятро
zannhoyatro
зунунатро
zununatro
атро
atro
3rd singular заннашро
zannašro
заннҳояшро
zannhoyašro
зунунашро
zununašro
ашро
ašro
1st plural заннамонро
zannamonro
заннҳоямонро
zannhoyamonro
зунунамонро
zununamonro
амонро
amonro
2nd plural заннатонро
zannatonro
заннҳоятонро
zannhoyatonro
зунунатонро
zununatonro
атонро
atonro
3rd plural заннашонро
zannašonro
заннҳояшонро
zannhoyašonro
зунунашонро
zununašonro
ашонро
ašonro
1Broken plurals are generally much less common than sound plurals.
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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зан (zan) (Persian spelling زن)

  1. present stem of задан (zadan)

Further reading

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