زن
Arabic
editVerb
editزن (form I)
- زِنْ (zin) /zin/: second-person masculine singular imperative of وَزَنَ (wazana)
- زِنَّ (zinna) /zin.na/: second-person feminine plural imperative of وَزَنَ (wazana)
Persian
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (zan), from Proto-Iranian *ǰánHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Cognates include English queen, Northern Kurdish jin, Greek γυναίκα (gynaíka), Russian жена (žena), etc.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [zan]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zæn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zän]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zan |
Dari reading? | zan |
Iranian reading? | zan |
Tajik reading? | zan |
Noun
editDari | زن |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | зан |
زن • (zan) (plural زنان or زنها)
- woman
- Antonym: مرد (mard)
- زن، زندگی، آزادی ― zan, zendegi, âzâdi ― Woman, Life, Freedom
- wife
- برادر زنم یک هفته با ما میمونه.
- barâdar-e zanam yek hafte bâ mâ mi-mune.
- My wife's brother is staying with us for a week.
- female
Inflection
editBasic forms of زن (zan) | ||
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singular | plural | |
bare | زن (zan) |
زنان (zanấn) زنا △ (zanấ) |
definitive direct object | زن را (zan râ) زن رو △ (zano) |
زنان را (zanấn râ) زنا رو △ (zanấ ro) |
ezâfe | زن (zan-e) |
زنان (zanấn-e) زنای △ (zanấ-ye) |
marked indefinite or relative definite |
زنی (zan-i) |
زنانی (zanấn-i) زنایی △ (zanấi) |
△ Colloquial. |
Possessive forms of زن (zan) | ||
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singular | plural | |
1st person singular (“my”) |
زنم (zánam) |
زنهایم (zan-hấyam) زنهام، زنام △ (zanấm) |
2nd person singular (“your”) |
زنت (zánat) [Term?] △ (zánet) |
زنهایت (zan-hấyat) زنهات، زنات △ (zanất) |
3rd person singular (“his, her, its”) |
زنش (zánaš) [Term?] △ (záneš) |
زنهایش (zan-hấyaš) زنهاش، زناش △ (zanấš) |
1st plural (“our”) |
زنمان (zánemân) زنمون △ (zánemun) |
زنهایمان (zan-hấyemân) زنهامون، زنامون △ (zanấmun) |
2nd plural (“your”) |
زنتان (zánetân) زنتون △ (zánetun) |
زنهایتان (zan-hấyetân) زنهاتون، زناتون △ (zanấtun) |
3rd plural (“their”) |
زنشان (zánešân) زنشون △ (zánešun) |
زنهایشان (zan-hấyešân) زنهاشون، زناشون △ (zanấšun) |
△ Colloquial. |
Predicative forms of زن (zan) | ||
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singular | plural | |
1st person (“I am, we are”) |
زنم (zanam) |
زنیم (zanim) |
2nd person (“you are”) |
زنی (zani) |
زنید (zanid) زنین △ (zanin) |
3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”) |
زن است (zan ast) زنه △ (zane) |
زنند (zanand) زنن △ (zanan) |
△ Colloquial. |
Derived terms
edit- برادرزن (barādar-zan/barâdar-zan)
- بیوهزن (bēwa-zan/bive-zan)
- خواهرزن (xwāhar-zan/xâhar-zan)
- زناشویی (zanāšōyī/zanâšuyi)
- زنانه (zanāna/zanâne)
- زنانگی (zanānagī/zanânegi)
- زنی (zanī/zani)
- زنبابا (zan-bābā/zan-bâbâ)
- زنباره (zan-bāra/zan-bâre)
- زنباز (zan-bāz/zan-bâz)
- زنبرادر (zan-barādar/zan-barâdar)
- زنداداش (zan-dādāš/zan-dâdâš) (Iran)
- زندار (zan-dār/zan-dâr)
- زنذلیل (zan-zalīl/zan-zalil)
- زنسالار (zan-sālār/zan-sâlâr)
- زنصفت (zan-sifat/zan-sefat)
- زننما (zan-namā/zan-namâ)
- زَنمَامَا (zan-māmā/zan-mâmâ) (Dari)
- شیرزن (šēr-zan/šir-zan)
- مادرزن (mādar-zan/mâdar-zan)
- پدرزن (padar-zan/pedar-zan)
- پیرزن (pīrzan/pirzan)
Descendants
editUrdu
editEtymology 1
editPIE word |
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*gʷḗn |
Borrowed from Classical Persian زن (zan, “woman; wife”). Cognate with English queen.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zən/
Noun
editزَن • (zan) f (Hindi spelling ज़न)
Etymology 2
editPIE word |
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*gʷʰen- |
From Classical Persian زَن (zan, “strike; slay; beat”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zən/
Adjective
editزَن • (zan) (Hindi spelling ज़न)
References
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- Arabic non-lemma forms
- Arabic verb forms
- Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian
- Persian terms derived from Middle Persian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian terms with audio pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian nouns
- Persian terms with usage examples
- fa:Family
- fa:Human
- Urdu terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *gʷḗn
- Urdu terms borrowed from Classical Persian
- Urdu terms derived from Classical Persian
- Urdu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Urdu lemmas
- Urdu nouns
- Urdu feminine nouns
- Urdu terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *gʷʰen-
- Urdu adjectives