جهان

جهان

See also: جہان‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian جهان‎ (jahân).

Noun

جهان • (cihan)

1. world
2. universe

Related terms

• جهان‌نما‎ (cihan-numa)

Descendants

• Turkish: cihan, Cihan

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Persian

Alternative forms

• گیهان‎ (geyhân) (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Persian gyhʾn' (gēhān, “world”).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæˈhɑn]

Noun

Dari Persian	جهان‎
Iranian Persian	جهان‎
Tajiki Persian	ҷаҳон (jahon)

جهان • (jahân) (plural جهان‌ها‎ (jahân-hâ))

1. world
2. universe

Derived terms

• جهانی‎ (jahâni)
• جهانگرد‎ (jahângard)
• جهان‌نما‎ (jahân-namâ)
• پا به جهان گذاشتن‎ (pâ be jahân gozâštan)

Related terms

• کیهان‎ (keyhân)

Descendants

• Bashkir: йыһан (yïhan)
• Hindustani:

  Urdu: جہان‎ (jahān)

• Ottoman Turkish: جهان‎ (cihan)
  • Turkish: cihan
• Punjabi: ਜਹਾਨ (jahāna)
• Turkmen: jahan, älem-jahan
• Uzbek: jahon
• Uyghur: جاھان‎ (jahan)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gēhān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 36

Proper noun

جهان • (jahân)

1. A male or female given name, Jahan.

Descendants

• Armenian: Ջիհան (J̌ihan), Ջահան (J̌ahan), Ջհան (J̌han)
• Russian: Джаха́н (Džaxán) (via Turkic)
• Ottoman Turkish: جهان‎ (Cihan)
  • Turkish: Cihan