زان

See also: ژان and ران

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of زَنَى (zanā, to commit adultery), from the root ز ن ي (z-n-y).

Noun

زَانٍ (zānin) m (construct state زَانِي (zānī), plural زَانُون (zānūn) or زُنَاة (zunāh), feminine زَانِيَة (zāniya))

  1. fornicator, adulterer
Declension

Etymology 2

From the root ز ي ن (z-y-n)

Verb

زَانَ (zāna) I, non-past يَزِينُ‎ (yazīnu)

  1. to adorn
Conjugation

Etymology 3

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Noun

زَان (zān) m

  1. beech (Fagus gen. et spp.)
Declension
References
  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), زان”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 577
  • Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), زان”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 516

Persian

Etymology

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Noun

زان (zân)

  1. beech
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