जान
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जान¹
- /d͡ʒɑːn/ Hindi, Standard
- [d͡ʒä̃ːn] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian جان (jān), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Cognate with Sanskrit व्यान (vyāna). Compare Assamese জান (zan), Bengali জান (jan), Punjabi ਜਾਨ (jān).
जान²
- /d͡ʒɑːn/ Hindi, Standard
- [d͡ʒä̃ːn] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Considering the gender, likely a deverbal of जानना (jānnā, “to know”). Alternatively, inherited from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna), in which case a doublet of ज्ञान (jñān).
noun jān · جان · जान · जानें · जानों
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knowledge
मेरी जान में, ऐसा नहीं था।
Similar: ज्ञान
In English
Talk about this word "जान." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. जान. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8 "जान." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8.Cite this
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title = {जान},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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