خان

خان

See also: جان‎

Arabic

خَان

خَان

Etymology 1

From Persian خان‎ (xân, “caravanserai”).

خِيَانَة

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaːn/

Noun

خَان • (ḵān) m (plural خَانَات‎ (ḵānāt))

1. hostel, caravanserai, inn

Declension

Declension of noun خَان (ḵān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَان ḵān	الْخَان‎ al-ḵān	خَان ḵān
Nominative	خَانٌ ḵānun	الْخَانُ‎ al-ḵānu	خَانُ ḵānu
Accusative	خَانًا‎ ḵānan	الْخَانَ‎ al-ḵāna	خَانَ ḵāna
Genitive	خَانٍ ḵānin	الْخَانِ‎ al-ḵāni	خَانِ ḵāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَانَيْن‎ ḵānayn	الْخَانَيْن‎ al-ḵānayn	خَانَيْ‎ ḵānay
Nominative	خَانَانِ‎ ḵānāni	الْخَانَانِ‎ al-ḵānāni	خَانَا‎ ḵānā
Accusative	خَانَيْنِ‎ ḵānayni	الْخَانَيْنِ‎ al-ḵānayni	خَانَيْ‎ ḵānay
Genitive	خَانَيْنِ‎ ḵānayni	الْخَانَيْنِ‎ al-ḵānayni	خَانَيْ‎ ḵānay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَانَات‎ ḵānāt	الْخَانَات‎ al-ḵānāt	خَانَات‎ ḵānāt
Nominative	خَانَاتٌ‎ ḵānātun	الْخَانَاتُ‎ al-ḵānātu	خَانَاتُ‎ ḵānātu
Accusative	خَانَاتٍ‎ ḵānātin	الْخَانَاتِ‎ al-ḵānāti	خَانَاتِ‎ ḵānāti
Genitive	خَانَاتٍ‎ ḵānātin	الْخَانَاتِ‎ al-ḵānāti	خَانَاتِ‎ ḵānāti

Synonyms

• مُسَافِرْخَانَة‎ (musāfirḵāna) (Vulgar Arabic)

Derived terms

• خَانَة‎ (ḵāna)

Etymology 2

From the root خ و ن‎ (ḵ-w-n).

Verb

خَانَ • (ḵāna) I, non-past يَخُونُ‎‎ (yaḵūnu)

1. to be disloyal, to be faithless, to be false, to be treacherous, to be perfidious; to act disloyally, to act treacherously, to act perfidiously
2. to betray
   1. to cheat, to dupe, to hoodwink, to deceive, to impose upon, to fool, to deceive, to mislead
   2. to forsake, to desert, to let down
   3. to fail, to break (a promise, contract)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

خَانَ

(form-I hollow, verbal nouns خَوْن or خِيَانَة or مَخَانَة)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						خَوْن‎ or خِيَانَة‎ or مَخَانَة‎ ḵawn or ḵiyāna or maḵāna
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						خَائِن‎ ḵāʔin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَخُون‎ maḵūn
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خُنْتُ‎ ḵuntu	خُنْتَ‎ ḵunta	خَانَ ḵāna		خُنْتُمَا‎ ḵuntumā	خَانَا‎ ḵānā		خُنَّا‎ ḵunnā	خُنْتُمْ‎ ḵuntum	خَانُوا‎ ḵānū
	f		خُنْتِ‎ ḵunti	خَانَتْ‎ ḵānat			خَانَتَا‎ ḵānatā			خُنْتُنَّ‎ ḵuntunna	خُنَّ‎ ḵunna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَخُونُ‎ ʔaḵūnu	تَخُونُ‎ taḵūnu	يَخُونُ‎ yaḵūnu		تَخُونَانِ‎ taḵūnāni	يَخُونَانِ‎ yaḵūnāni		نَخُونُ‎ naḵūnu	تَخُونُونَ‎ taḵūnūna	يَخُونُونَ‎ yaḵūnūna
	f		تَخُونِينَ‎ taḵūnīna	تَخُونُ‎ taḵūnu			تَخُونَانِ‎ taḵūnāni			تَخُنَّ‎ taḵunna	يَخُنَّ‎ yaḵunna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخُونَ‎ ʔaḵūna	تَخُونَ‎ taḵūna	يَخُونَ‎ yaḵūna		تَخُونَا‎ taḵūnā	يَخُونَا‎ yaḵūnā		نَخُونَ‎ naḵūna	تَخُونُوا‎ taḵūnū	يَخُونُوا‎ yaḵūnū
	f		تَخُونِي‎ taḵūnī	تَخُونَ‎ taḵūna			تَخُونَا‎ taḵūnā			تَخُنَّ‎ taḵunna	يَخُنَّ‎ yaḵunna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخُنْ‎ ʔaḵun	تَخُنْ‎ taḵun	يَخُنْ‎ yaḵun		تَخُونَا‎ taḵūnā	يَخُونَا‎ yaḵūnā		نَخُنْ‎ naḵun	تَخُونُوا‎ taḵūnū	يَخُونُوا‎ yaḵūnū
	f		تَخُونِي‎ taḵūnī	تَخُنْ‎ taḵun			تَخُونَا‎ taḵūnā			تَخُنَّ‎ taḵunna	يَخُنَّ‎ yaḵunna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خُنْ‎ ḵun			خُونَا‎ ḵūnā				خُونُوا‎ ḵūnū
	f		خُونِي‎ ḵūnī							خُنَّ‎ ḵunna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خِنْتُ‎ ḵintu	خِنْتَ‎ ḵinta	خِينَ‎ ḵīna		خِنْتُمَا‎ ḵintumā	خِينَا‎ ḵīnā		خِنَّا‎ ḵinnā	خِنْتُمْ‎ ḵintum	خِينُوا‎ ḵīnū
	f		خِنْتِ‎ ḵinti	خِينَتْ‎ ḵīnat			خِينَتَا‎ ḵīnatā			خِنْتُنَّ‎ ḵintunna	خِنَّ‎ ḵinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَانُ‎ ʔuḵānu	تُخَانُ‎ tuḵānu	يُخَانُ‎ yuḵānu		تُخَانَانِ‎ tuḵānāni	يُخَانَانِ‎ yuḵānāni		نُخَانُ‎ nuḵānu	تُخَانُونَ‎ tuḵānūna	يُخَانُونَ‎ yuḵānūna
	f		تُخَانِينَ‎ tuḵānīna	تُخَانُ‎ tuḵānu			تُخَانَانِ‎ tuḵānāni			تُخَنَّ‎ tuḵanna	يُخَنَّ‎ yuḵanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَانَ‎ ʔuḵāna	تُخَانَ‎ tuḵāna	يُخَانَ‎ yuḵāna		تُخَانَا‎ tuḵānā	يُخَانَا‎ yuḵānā		نُخَانَ‎ nuḵāna	تُخَانُوا‎ tuḵānū	يُخَانُوا‎ yuḵānū
	f		تُخَانِي‎ tuḵānī	تُخَانَ‎ tuḵāna			تُخَانَا‎ tuḵānā			تُخَنَّ‎ tuḵanna	يُخَنَّ‎ yuḵanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَنْ‎ ʔuḵan	تُخَنْ‎ tuḵan	يُخَنْ‎ yuḵan		تُخَانَا‎ tuḵānā	يُخَانَا‎ yuḵānā		نُخَنْ‎ nuḵan	تُخَانُوا‎ tuḵānū	يُخَانُوا‎ yuḵānū
	f		تُخَانِي‎ tuḵānī	تُخَنْ‎ tuḵan			تُخَانَا‎ tuḵānā			تُخَنَّ‎ tuḵanna	يُخَنَّ‎ yuḵanna

Related terms

• خَائِن‎ (ḵāʔin)
• خَوَّان‎ (ḵawwān)
• خَوَّنَ‎ (ḵawwana)
• خَؤُون‎ (ḵaʔūn)
• خِيَانَة‎ (ḵiyāna)

Etymology 3

From earlier قَان‎ (qān), derived from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣‎ (qan) a contraction of 𐰴𐰍𐰣‎ (qaɣan); doublet of خاقان‎ (ḵāqān) an earlier form, from Middle Persian hʾkʾn' (xāgān), from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣‎ (qaɣan); ultimately of unknown origin, suggested as a borrowing.

Noun

خَان • (ḵān) m (plural خَوَانِين‎ (ḵawānīn))

1. khan, a ruler in Northern Asia

Declension

Declension of noun خَان (ḵān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَان ḵān	الْخَان‎ al-ḵān	خَان ḵān
Nominative	خَانٌ ḵānun	الْخَانُ‎ al-ḵānu	خَانُ ḵānu
Accusative	خَانًا‎ ḵānan	الْخَانَ‎ al-ḵāna	خَانَ ḵāna
Genitive	خَانٍ ḵānin	الْخَانِ‎ al-ḵāni	خَانِ ḵāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَانَيْن‎ ḵānayn	الْخَانَيْن‎ al-ḵānayn	خَانَيْ‎ ḵānay
Nominative	خَانَانِ‎ ḵānāni	الْخَانَانِ‎ al-ḵānāni	خَانَا‎ ḵānā
Accusative	خَانَيْنِ‎ ḵānayni	الْخَانَيْنِ‎ al-ḵānayni	خَانَيْ‎ ḵānay
Genitive	خَانَيْنِ‎ ḵānayni	الْخَانَيْنِ‎ al-ḵānayni	خَانَيْ‎ ḵānay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَوَانِين‎ ḵawānīn	الْخَوَانِين‎ al-ḵawānīn	خَوَانِين‎ ḵawānīn
Nominative	خَوَانِينُ‎ ḵawānīnu	الْخَوَانِينُ‎ al-ḵawānīnu	خَوَانِينُ‎ ḵawānīnu
Accusative	خَوَانِينَ‎ ḵawānīna	الْخَوَانِينَ‎ al-ḵawānīna	خَوَانِينَ‎ ḵawānīna
Genitive	خَوَانِينَ‎ ḵawānīna	الْخَوَانِينِ‎ al-ḵawānīni	خَوَانِينِ‎ ḵawānīni

Declension of noun خَان (ḵān)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	خَان ḵān	—
Nominative	—	خَانُ ḵānu	—
Accusative	—	خَانَ ḵāna	—
Genitive	—	خَانَ ḵāna	—

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Bulgar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kiān‎.

Noun

خان (hān‎)

1. blood

References

• Tekin, Talat (1988) Volga Bulgar kitabeleri ve Volga Bulgarcası‎, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, →ISBN, page 16

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Ottoman Turkish

خان

خان

Etymology 1

From Persian خان‎ (xân, “caravanserai”).

Noun

خان • (han) (plural خانلار‎)

1. inn, caravanserai

Descendants

• Turkish: han
• → Albanian: han
• → Aromanian: háne
• → Bulgarian: хан (han)
• → Greek: χάνι (cháni)
• → Hungarian: hán
• → Romanian: han
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ха̑н

  Latin: hȃn

Etymology 2

Compare Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣‎ (qaɣan), considered to be of non-Turkic Central Asian origin.

Noun

خان • (han)

1. khan

Descendants

• Turkish: han

References

• Поленаковиќ, Харалампие (2007), “817.”, in Зузана Тополињска, Петар Атанасов, editors, Турските елементи во ароманскиот, put into Macedonian from the author’s Serbo-Croatian Turski elementi u aromunskom dijalektu (1939, unpublished) by Веселинка Лаброска, Скопје: Македонска академија на науките и уметностите, →ISBN, page 134
• Zenker, Julius Theodor (1876), “خان”, in Türkisch-arabisch-persisches Handwörterbuch, volume 2, Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 402

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Persian

Pronunciation

Dari	خان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	хон (xon)

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /xɑːn/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /xɒːn/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /xɒːn/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /xɔːn/

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian hʾn' (xān, “house”).

Noun

خان • (xân) (plural خان‌ها‎ (xân-hâ))

1. caravanserai

Descendants

• → Arabic: خَان‎ (ḵān)
• → Ottoman Turkish: خان‎ (han)
  • Turkish: han
  • → Albanian: han
  • → Aromanian: háne
  • → Bulgarian: хан (han)
  • → Greek: χάνι (cháni)
  • → Hungarian: hán
  • → Romanian: han
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: ха̑н

    Latin: hȃn

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “xān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 93

Etymology 2

From Central Asian origin, Persian ḵān (master).

Noun

خان • (xân) (plural خان‌ها‎ (xân-hâ) or خانات‎ (xânât) or خوانین‎ (xavânin))

1. khan

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ख़ान (xān)

  Urdu: خان‎ (xān)

Noun

خان • (xân)

1. rifling (The system of grooves in a rifled gun barrel or cannon)

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Punjabi

Proper noun

خان • (xān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਖ਼ਾਨ)

1. a surname, Khan

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خان‎ (xān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xɑːn/

Noun

خان • (xān) m (Hindi spelling ख़ान) (plural خوانین‎ (xavānīn))

1. the surname Khan
2. khan

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Uyghur

Noun

خان • (xan) (plural خانلار‎ (xanlar))

1. khan