گان

گان

See also: كان‎, كأن‎, and کان‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (-kʾn' /(a)gān/). Compare Old Armenian -ական (-akan), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːn/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡɒːn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɡɔn/

Suffix

ـگان • (-gân)

1. A suffix used to form adjectives and nouns with the meaning of "pertaining to" or "relating to" but many have developed to more specific meanings

   راه‎ (râh, “way”) + گان (-gân) = رایگان‎ (râygân, “free”) (referring to how something can be found on the way)

   شاه‎ (šâh, “king”) + گان (-gân) = شایگان‎ (šâygân, “royal, kingly, treasure, valuable thing”)

   ده‎ (deh, “village”) + گان (-gân) = دهقان‎ (dehqân, “villager, farmer”) (originally meaning: pertaining to the village)

   بازار‎ (bâzâr, “market”) + گان (-gân) = بازرگان‎ (bâzargân, “merchant, trader”)

   مهر‎ (mehr, “month of Mehr”) + گان (-gân) = مهرگان‎ (mehregân, “Mehregan, a Persian celebration that takes place in the month of Mehr”)

Derived terms

Category Persian terms suffixed with ـگان not found

Suffix

گان • (-gân)

1. A suffix forming the plural of animate nouns, with some exceptions. The main form is ان‎ (ân), but it becomes گان‎ (-gân) after a silent ه (h), یان after و or ا.

   پرنده‎ (parande, paranda, “bird”) + ان (-ân) = پرندگان‎ (parandegân, parandagân, “birds”)

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Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːn/

Noun

گان • (gān) m (Hindi spelling गान)

1. song
2. singing