зан

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zan"

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡saŋ/, [ˈt͡saŋ]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• ааш зан (aaš zan)
• зан муутай (zan muutaj)
• зан сайтай (zan sajtaj)
• зан үйл (zan üjl)
• их зан (ix zan)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 掌 (zhǎng, “sole”).

Noun

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

2. sole (bottom of a shoe)

Etymology 3

From Chinese 杖 (zhàng, “cane”).

Noun

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

2. (obsolete) cane, rod, pole

Derived terms

• зандах (zandax, “to chide”)
  • зандрах (zandrax, “to chide”)

Etymology 4

Noun

зан • (zan)

1. Nonstandard form of занги (zangi).

Etymology 5

Noun

зан • (zan)

1. Nonstandard form of жан (žan).

Tajik

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ǰánHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Noun

Dari	زن‎
Iranian Persian
Tajik	зан

зан • (zan) (plural занoн or занҳo)

1. woman
2. wife
3. female

Inflection

Inflection of зан

		singular	plural
sound	broken2
bare		зан zan	занон zanon1	[Term?]
definite object		занро zanro	занонро zanonro1	ро ro
izofa		зани zani	занони zanoni1	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
bare	1st singular	занам zanam	занонам zanonam1	ам am
	2nd singular	занат zanat	занонат zanonat1	ат at
	3rd singular	занаш zanaš	занонаш zanonaš1	аш aš
	1st plural	занамон zanamon	занонамон zanonamon1	амон amon
	2nd plural	занатон zanaton	занонатон zanonaton1	атон aton
	3rd plural	занашон zanašon	занонашон zanonašon1	ашон ašon
definite object	1st singular	занамро zanamro	занонамро zanonamro1	амро amro
	2nd singular	занатро zanatro	занонатро zanonatro1	атро atro
	3rd singular	занашро zanašro	занонашро zanonašro1	ашро ašro
	1st plural	занамонро zanamonro	занонамонро zanonamonro1	амонро amonro
	2nd plural	занатонро zanatonro	занонатонро zanonatonro1	атонро atonro
	3rd plural	занашонро zanašonro	занонашонро zanonašonro1	ашонро ašonro

¹The plural form in -ҳо (-ho) (занҳо (zanho)), is also acceptable.

See also

• мард (mard)