خوان

See also: جوان

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
خ و ن (ḵ-w-n)

Adjective

خَوَّان • (ḵawwān) (feminine خَوَّانَة (ḵawwāna), masculine plural خَوَّانُونَ (ḵawwānūna), feminine plural خَوَّانَات (ḵawwānāt))

1. unreliable, faithless, disloyal, treacherous, perfidious
2. traitorous

Declension

Declension of adjective خَوَّان (ḵawwān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَوَّان ḵawwān	الْخَوَّان al-ḵawwān	خَوَّانَة ḵawwāna	الْخَوَّانَة al-ḵawwāna
Nominative	خَوَّانٌ ḵawwānun	الْخَوَّانُ al-ḵawwānu	خَوَّانَةٌ ḵawwānatun	الْخَوَّانَةُ al-ḵawwānatu
Accusative	خَوَّانًا ḵawwānan	الْخَوَّانَ al-ḵawwāna	خَوَّانَةً ḵawwānatan	الْخَوَّانَةَ al-ḵawwānata
Genitive	خَوَّانٍ ḵawwānin	الْخَوَّانِ al-ḵawwāni	خَوَّانَةٍ ḵawwānatin	الْخَوَّانَةِ al-ḵawwānati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَوَّانَيْن ḵawwānayn	الْخَوَّانَيْن al-ḵawwānayn	خَوَّانَتَيْن ḵawwānatayn	الْخَوَّانَتَيْن al-ḵawwānatayn
Nominative	خَوَّانَانِ ḵawwānāni	الْخَوَّانَانِ al-ḵawwānāni	خَوَّانَتَانِ ḵawwānatāni	الْخَوَّانَتَانِ al-ḵawwānatāni
Accusative	خَوَّانَيْنِ ḵawwānayni	الْخَوَّانَيْنِ al-ḵawwānayni	خَوَّانَتَيْنِ ḵawwānatayni	الْخَوَّانَتَيْنِ al-ḵawwānatayni
Genitive	خَوَّانَيْنِ ḵawwānayni	الْخَوَّانَيْنِ al-ḵawwānayni	خَوَّانَتَيْنِ ḵawwānatayni	الْخَوَّانَتَيْنِ al-ḵawwānatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَوَّانِين ḵawwānīn	الْخَوَّانِين al-ḵawwānīn	خَوَّانَات ḵawwānāt	الْخَوَّانَات al-ḵawwānāt
Nominative	خَوَّانُونَ ḵawwānūna	الْخَوَّانُونَ al-ḵawwānūna	خَوَّانَاتٌ ḵawwānātun	الْخَوَّانَاتُ al-ḵawwānātu
Accusative	خَوَّانِينَ ḵawwānīna	الْخَوَّانِينَ al-ḵawwānīna	خَوَّانَاتٍ ḵawwānātin	الْخَوَّانَاتِ al-ḵawwānāti
Genitive	خَوَّانِينَ ḵawwānīna	الْخَوَّانِينَ al-ḵawwānīna	خَوَّانَاتٍ ḵawwānātin	الْخَوَّانَاتِ al-ḵawwānāti

Related terms

• خَانَ (ḵāna)
• خَوَّنَ (ḵawwana)
• خَؤُون (ḵaʔūn)
• خِيَانَة (ḵiyāna)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian hw’n' (xwān, “tray, table”). Compare Classical Persian خوان (xwân, “table, tablecloth”).

Noun

خُوَان or خِوَان • (ḵuwān or ḵiwān) m (plural أَخْوِنَة (ʔaḵwina) or أَخَاوِين (ʔaḵāwīn))

1. table, particularly such one as is fit for dining

   Synonyms: مَائِدَة (māʔida), طَاوِلَة (ṭāwila), مِنْضَدَة (minḍada)

   • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, 70:14:

     مَا عَلِمْتُ النَّبِيَّ —صَلَّى اللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ— أَكَلَ عَلَى سُكُرُّجَةٍ قَطُّ، وَلَا خُبِزَ لَهُ مُرَقَّقٌ قَطُّ، وَلَا أَكَلَ عَلَى خِوَانٍ

     mā ʕalimtu n-nabiyya —ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama— ʔakala ʕalā sukurrujatin qaṭṭu, wa-lā ḵubiza la-hū muraqqaqun qaṭṭu, wa-lā ʔakala ʕalā ḵiwānin

     I never knew the Prophet—may God bless him and grant him peace—to ever eat from a side-dish plate, or to eat crumbled bread, or to eat at a table.

Declension

Declension of noun خُوَان (ḵuwān)‎; خِوَان (ḵiwān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُوَان‎; خِوَان ḵuwān‎; ḵiwān	الْخُوَان‎; الْخِوَان al-ḵuwān‎; al-ḵiwān	خُوَان‎; خِوَان ḵuwān‎; ḵiwān
Nominative	خُوَانٌ‎; خِوَانٌ ḵuwānun‎; ḵiwānun	الْخُوَانُ‎; الْخِوَانُ al-ḵuwānu‎; al-ḵiwānu	خُوَانُ‎; خِوَانُ ḵuwānu‎; ḵiwānu
Accusative	خُوَانًا‎; خِوَانًا ḵuwānan‎; ḵiwānan	الْخُوَانَ‎; الْخِوَانَ al-ḵuwāna‎; al-ḵiwāna	خُوَانَ‎; خِوَانَ ḵuwāna‎; ḵiwāna
Genitive	خُوَانٍ‎; خِوَانٍ ḵuwānin‎; ḵiwānin	الْخُوَانِ‎; الْخِوَانِ al-ḵuwāni‎; al-ḵiwāni	خُوَانِ‎; خِوَانِ ḵuwāni‎; ḵiwāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُوَانَيْن‎; خِوَانَيْن ḵuwānayn‎; ḵiwānayn	الْخُوَانَيْن‎; الْخِوَانَيْن al-ḵuwānayn‎; al-ḵiwānayn	خُوَانَيْ‎; خِوَانَيْ ḵuwānay‎; ḵiwānay
Nominative	خُوَانَانِ‎; خِوَانَانِ ḵuwānāni‎; ḵiwānāni	الْخُوَانَانِ‎; الْخِوَانَانِ al-ḵuwānāni‎; al-ḵiwānāni	خُوَانَا‎; خِوَانَا ḵuwānā‎; ḵiwānā
Accusative	خُوَانَيْنِ‎; خِوَانَيْنِ ḵuwānayni‎; ḵiwānayni	الْخُوَانَيْنِ‎; الْخِوَانَيْنِ al-ḵuwānayni‎; al-ḵiwānayni	خُوَانَيْ‎; خِوَانَيْ ḵuwānay‎; ḵiwānay
Genitive	خُوَانَيْنِ‎; خِوَانَيْنِ ḵuwānayni‎; ḵiwānayni	الْخُوَانَيْنِ‎; الْخِوَانَيْنِ al-ḵuwānayni‎; al-ḵiwānayni	خُوَانَيْ‎; خِوَانَيْ ḵuwānay‎; ḵiwānay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَخْوِنَة‎; أَخَاوِين ʔaḵwina‎; ʔaḵāwīn	الْأَخْوِنَة‎; الْأَخَاوِين al-ʔaḵwina‎; al-ʔaḵāwīn	أَخْوِنَة‎; أَخَاوِين ʔaḵwinat‎; ʔaḵāwīn
Nominative	أَخْوِنَةٌ‎; أَخَاوِينُ ʔaḵwinatun‎; ʔaḵāwīnu	الْأَخْوِنَةُ‎; الْأَخَاوِينُ al-ʔaḵwinatu‎; al-ʔaḵāwīnu	أَخْوِنَةُ‎; أَخَاوِينُ ʔaḵwinatu‎; ʔaḵāwīnu
Accusative	أَخْوِنَةً‎; أَخَاوِينَ ʔaḵwinatan‎; ʔaḵāwīna	الْأَخْوِنَةَ‎; الْأَخَاوِينَ al-ʔaḵwinata‎; al-ʔaḵāwīna	أَخْوِنَةَ‎; أَخَاوِينَ ʔaḵwinata‎; ʔaḵāwīna
Genitive	أَخْوِنَةٍ‎; أَخَاوِينَ ʔaḵwinatin‎; ʔaḵāwīna	الْأَخْوِنَةِ‎; الْأَخَاوِينِ al-ʔaḵwinati‎; al-ʔaḵāwīni	أَخْوِنَةِ‎; أَخَاوِينِ ʔaḵwinati‎; ʔaḵāwīni

Descendants

• → Tigre: ክዋና (kəwana, “elevated sleeping-spot of a shepherd”)

Etymology 3

Adjective

خُوَّان • (ḵuwwān) m pl

1. masculine plural of خَائِن (ḵāʔin)

Noun

خُوَّان • (ḵuwwān) m pl

1. plural of خَائِن (ḵāʔin)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Persian خوان (xvân, “table, tablecloth”).

Noun

خوان • (han, hon)

1. a large tray which serves as a table, board where viands are processed or eaten
2. meal, food, victuals

Etymology 2

From Persian خوان (xân, “read”).

Adjective

خوان • (han)

1. (in compounds) reading, who recites

   قرآن خوان ― Kur'an han ― Quran reader

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian خوان (xvân).

Noun

خوان • (xwân) m

1. a large tray which serves as a table

Derived terms

• دسترخوان, دستر خوان (dastarxwân, “table-cloth; a meal setting”)

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hw’n' /⁠xwān⁠/, “tray, table”). Compare Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌 (xᵛaⁱni, “cover, carpet”) and Old Armenian խան (xan), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xʷɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	xwān
Dari reading?	xān
Iranian reading?	xân
Tajik reading?	xon

Noun

Dari	خوان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	хон

خوان • (xân)

2. table or large tray particularly such one as is fit for dining
3. (dated) tablecloth

Derived terms

• دستارخوان, دستار خوان (dastârxân, “table-cloth; a meal setting”)
• خوانپایه (xânpâya, “table-cloth”)
• خوانچه (xânče)

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: խօն (xōn)
  • Armenian: խոն (xon)

  Urdu: خوان (xān or xvān, “tray”)

Etymology 2

Verb

خوان • (xvân)

2. present stem form of خواندن (xvândan, “to read”)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “خوان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “hw’n'”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 95
• Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 530