See also: ـشان, شأن, and سان

Central Kurdish

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شان (şan)

  1. shoulder

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish شان (şān), from Arabic شَأْن (šaʔn, estimation, honor, dignity).

Noun

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شان (şan) (definite accusative شانی (şanı), plural شانلر (şanlar))

  1. consideration, esteem, reputation, regard, standing, repute, the worth or estimation in which something or someone is held
    Synonyms: اعتبار (i’tibâr), اوك (üñ), شهرت (şöhret), صان (san)
  2. fame, glory, renown, celebrity, famosity, eminence, distinction, éclat, the state of being famous, succesful or talked-about
    Synonyms: اوك (üñ), شهرت (şöhret)
  3. dignity, honor, the state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous, excellence of character
    Synonyms: شرف (şeref), ناموس (namus)
  4. display, pomp, parade, any ostentatious show of magnificence, especially of a variety of people or things paraded around
    Synonyms: دبدبه (debdebe), طنطنه (tantana)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: şan
  • Albanian: shan

Further reading

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَأْن (šaʔn).

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شان (śānf (Gurmukhi spelling ਸ਼ਾਨ)

  1. glory
  2. grandeur
  3. pomp, glamour

Urdu

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Etymology

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From Arabic شَأْن (šaʔn).

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شان (šānm (Hindi spelling शान)

  1. pomp, glory, grandeur
  2. power, authority, rank, eminence
  3. (rare) honeycomb, beehive

References

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  • شان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • شان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.