جان
العربية
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جان¹
- /d͡ʒaː.nin/
Where it comes from
Derived from the active participle of جَنَى (janā, “to gather, to harvest; to commit a crime”).
adjective جَانٍ · jānin · جَانِي · جَانِيَة · جُنَاة · جَانُون
- guilty, delinquent, criminal, flagrant, vicious, evil
noun جَانٍ · jānin · جَانِي · جَانُون · جُنَاة · جَانِيَة
- gatherer, harvester, harvestman, reaper
- perpetrator, offender, delinquent, criminal, culprit, felon, evildoer
جان²
- /d͡ʒaːnn/
Where it comes from
Has the form derived from the active participle, as if from جَنَّ (janna, “to hide”) (in the passive جُنَّ (junna, “to go crazy”)).
noun جَانّ · jānn · جَوَانّ · جِنَّان · الْجَانّ
- snake, serpent
- Jānn, the forefather of the race of jinn وقد كان فيها قبل أن يخلق بألفي عام الجن بنو الجان، ففسدوا في الأرض.
- a jinn; a genie, a jann. لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ
- a serpentine or draconic class of the jinn
- any supernatural being in general, especially elves and fairies.
In English
Talk about this word "جان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. جان. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86 "جان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86.Cite this
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title = {جان},
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