йән

Bashkir

Etymology

From Persian جان (jân, soul, vital spirit).

Cognate with Kazakh жан (jan), Kyrgyz жан (can), Uzbek jon, Azerbaijani, Turkish can, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jæn]
  • Hyphenation: йән (one syllable)

Noun

йән (yän)

  1. soul
    Йән һәм тән.
    Yän häm tän.
    Soul and body.
    Кешеләрҙе донъяла үлмәҫ йәндәр ҡылайыҡ.
    Kešelärðe donʺyala ülmäθ yändär qïlayïq.
    Let's make people in the world immortal souls.
    Ислам динендә кешенең йәнен Ғазраил фәрештә ала.
    Islam dinendä kešeneñ yänen Ğazrail färeštä ala.
    In the religion of Islam, the angel Azrael takes a person's soul (when that person dies).
  2. person, people
    Ғаиләбеҙҙә алты йән.
    Ğailäbeððä altï yän.
    There are six of us in our family.
    • Aqmulla, Miftakhetdin (Bashkir poet):
    Йән бармы ошо һүҙгә ҡолаҡ һалыр?
    Yän barmï ošo hüðgä qolaq halïr?
    Is there a person who would listen to these words?
  3. (in possessive forms) sweetheart, beloved

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