Chagatai edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian جانور (jānwar).

Noun edit

جانور (jānwar) (plural جانورلار)

  1. animal

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗𐫇𐫓 (gyʾnwl /⁠gyānwar⁠/, animal). By surface analysis, جان (jân, life, life-soul) +‎ ـور (-var, possessor of).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? jānwar
Dari reading? jānwar
Iranian reading? jânvar
Tajik reading? jonvar
  • (file)

Noun edit

Dari جانور
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷонвар

جانور (jânvar) (plural جانوران (jânvarân) or جانور‌ها (jânvar-hâ))

  1. animal
    Synonym: حیوان (heyvân)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian جانور (jānwar).

Noun edit

جانور (jānvarm (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਾਨਵਰ)

  1. animal
  2. beast

Synonyms edit

Urdu edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian جانور (jānwar).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

جانْوَر (jānvarm (Hindi spelling जानवर)

  1. animal, beast
  2. (figuratively) savage, uncivilized being

Declension edit

Declension of جانور
singular plural
direct جانور (jānvar) جانور (jānvar)
oblique جانور (jānvar) جانوروں (jānvarō̃)
vocative جانور (jānvar) جانورو (jānvarō)

References edit

  • جانور”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • جانور”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.