جهان

See also: جہان‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (jahân).

Noun

جهان • (cihan)

Related terms

جهان‌نما‎ (cihan-numa)

Descendants

Turkish: cihan, Cihan

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))

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)

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

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