خواهان

Persian

Etymology

خواه (xâh, present stem of خواستن (xâstan, “to want”)) +‎ ـان (-ân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xʷɑː.ˈhɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.ɦɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.ɦɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑːɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔːɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒː.ɦɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔ.ɦɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	xwāhān
Dari reading?	xāhān
Iranian reading?	xâhân
Tajik reading?	xohon

Adjective

خواهان • (xâhân)

1. wanting, desirous

Derived terms

• خواهان شدن (xâhân šod, “to want, to request”)

 

Noun

خواهان • (xâhân)

1. plaintiff

   Synonyms: دادخواه (dâdxâh), شاکی (šâki)

   Coordinate term: متهم (mottaham, “the accused”)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خواهان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim