See also: يان

Chagatai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *yān (side).

Noun edit

یان (yan)

  1. side

Descendants edit

  • Uyghur: يان (yan)

References edit

Khalaj edit

Noun edit

یان (yâan) (definite accusative یانؽ, plural یانلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of yâan (side)

Declension edit

Kipchak edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *yān (side).

Noun edit

یان (yan)

  1. side

References edit

Ottoman Turkish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *yān (side).

Noun edit

یان (yan)

  1. side

Descendants edit

Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Suffix edit

یان (-yân)

  1. A suffix forming the plural of a noun.
Usage notes edit

Used for singular nouns that end in ا (alef).

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

یان (yân)

  1. (poetic) delusion
    Synonym: هذیان (hazyân)

Etymology 3 edit

The etymology is the same as the plural-forming suffix ـان. In the case of Armenian surnames, a transcription of Armenian -յան (-yan).

Suffix edit

یان (-iyân)

  1. A suffix found in Iranian and Armenian surnames
  2. (humorous) a suffix forming surnames
    اسکلیان
    oskoliyân
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      شادابیان
      šâdâbiyân
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)