شایان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian شایان. Related to Persian شاید (šâyad).

Adjective

شایان • (şayan)

1. fitting, suitable, worthy

Descendants

• Turkish: şayan

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şayan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “شایان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1113