جانشین

Persian

Etymology

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.ˈni.ʃiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.nɪ́.ʃiːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.nɪ́.ʃiːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.nɪ́.ʃiːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔː.ní.ʃin]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒː.né.ʃiːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔ.ní.ʃin]

Readings
Classical reading?	jānišīn
Dari reading?	jānišīn
Iranian reading?	jânešin
Tajik reading?	jonišin

Noun

جانشین • (jânešin)

1. successor
2. substitute

Urdu

Alternative forms

• جانَشِیں (jānaśī̃)
• جا نَشِیں (jā naśī̃)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جانشین (jānīšīn)

Noun

جانَشِین • (jānaśīn) f (Hindi spelling जानशीन)

1. heir, successor

   Synonym: وارِث (vāris)

2. (by extension) son
3. substitute, vicegerent

   Synonym: نائِب (nāib)

Derived terms

• جانَشِینی (jānaśīnī, “heirship, succession”)

References

• “جانشین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.