# зан
## Mongolian
### Pronunciation

* (Ulaanbaatar) IPA: /t͡saŋ/, [ˈt͡saŋ]

### Etymology 1

From Chinese 樣／样 (yàng, “form”) either directly into an ancestor of Mongolian, or via Turkic; compare Karakhanid [script needed] (yaŋ, “manner”).

#### Noun

зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension)
* character, temperament
* mood
* behaviour
* custom, habit

##### Derived terms

* ааш зан (aaš zan)
* зан муутай (zan muutaj)
* зан сайтай (zan sajtaj)
* зан үйл (zan üjl)
* их зан (ix zan)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 掌 (zhǎng, “sole”).

#### Noun

зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension)
* sole (bottom of a shoe)

### Etymology 3

From Chinese 杖 (zhàng, “cane”).

#### Noun

зан • (zan) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠩ (ǰang)); (hidden-g declension)
* (obsolete) cane, rod, pole

##### Derived terms

* зандах (zandax, “to chide”)
** зандрах (zandrax, “to chide”)

### Etymology 4
#### Noun

зан • (zan)
* Nonstandard form of занги (zangi).

### Etymology 5
#### Noun

зан • (zan)
* Nonstandard form of жан (žan).

## Tajik
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Classical Persian زَن (zan).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zan/, [zän]

#### Noun

зан • (zan) (Persian spelling زن)
* woman
    Antonym: мард (mard)
* wife
* female

##### Inflection

Inflection of зан :
| | | singular | plural |
| sound | broken$^2$ | or broken$^2$ |
| bare | bare | зан zan | занон zanon$^1$ | [Term?] | [Term?] |
| definite object | definite object | занро zanro | занонро zanonro$^1$ | ро ro | ро ro |
| izofa | izofa | зани zan-i | занони zanon-i$^1$ | и i | и i |
| indefinite, definite relative | bare | зане zane | — | — | — |
| indefinite, definite relative | object | занеро zanero | — | — | — |
| $^1$The plural form in -ҳо (-ho) (занҳо (zanho)), is also acceptable. ||||||
Possessive forms of зан :
| | | singular | plural |
| sound | broken$^2$ | broken$^2$ |
| bare | 1st singular | занам zanam | занонам zanonam$^1$ | ам am | ам am |
| bare | 2nd singular | занат zanat | занонат zanonat$^1$ | ат at | ат at |
| bare | 3rd singular | занаш zanaš | занонаш zanonaš$^1$ | аш aš | аш aš |
| bare | 1st plural | занамон zanamon | занонамон zanonamon$^1$ | амон amon | амон amon |
| bare | 2nd plural | занатон zanaton | занонатон zanonaton$^1$ | атон aton | атон aton |
| bare | 3rd plural | занашон zanašon | занонашон zanonašon$^1$ | ашон ašon | ашон ašon |
| | | singular | plural |
| sound | broken$^2$ | broken$^2$ |
| definite object | 1st singular | занамро zanamro | занонамро zanonamro$^1$ | амро amro | амро amro |
| definite object | 2nd singular | занатро zanatro | занонатро zanonatro$^1$ | атро atro | атро atro |
| definite object | 3rd singular | занашро zanašro | занонашро zanonašro$^1$ | ашро ašro | ашро ašro |
| definite object | 1st plural | занамонро zanamonro | занонамонро zanonamonro$^1$ | амонро amonro | амонро amonro |
| definite object | 2nd plural | занатонро zanatonro | занонатонро zanonatonro$^1$ | атонро atonro | атонро atonro |
| definite object | 3rd plural | занашонро zanašonro | занонашонро zanonašonro$^1$ | ашонро ašonro | ашонро ašonro |
| $^1$The plural form in -ҳо (-ho) (занҳо (zanho)), is also acceptable. ||||||

##### Derived terms

* занак (zanak)
* занака (zanaka)
* занона (zanona)
* занонагӣ (zanonagi)

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Classical Persian ظَنّ (zann), from Arabic ظَنّ (ẓann).

#### Alternative forms

* занн (zann)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zan(n)/, [zän(n)]
* IPA: /zann/, [zän(ː)] (when followed by a vowel)

#### Noun

зан • (zan) (Persian spelling ظن)
* opinion; thought; view
    Synonym: ақида (aqida)
* guess; conjecture
    Synonyms: гумон (gumon), ҳадс (hads)

##### Inflection

Inflection of занн :
| | | singular | plural | plural |
| | | singular | sound | broken$^1$ | or broken$^1$ |
| bare | bare | занн zann | заннҳо zannho | зунун zunun | [Term?] |
| definite object | definite object | заннро zannro | заннҳоро zannhoro | зунунро zununro | ро ro |
| izofa | izofa | занни zann-i | заннҳои zannho-yi | зунуни zunun-i | и i |
| indefinite, definite relative | bare | занне zanne | — | — | — |
| indefinite, definite relative | object | заннеро zannero | — | — | — |
| $^1$Broken plurals are generally much less common than sound plurals. ||||||
Possessive forms of занн :
| | | singular | plural | plural |
| | | singular | sound | broken$^1$ | broken$^1$ |
| bare | 1st singular | заннам zannam | заннҳоям zannhoyam | зунунам zununam | ам am |
| bare | 2nd singular | заннат zannat | заннҳоят zannhoyat | зунунат zununat | ат at |
| bare | 3rd singular | заннаш zannaš | заннҳояш zannhoyaš | зунунаш zununaš | аш aš |
| bare | 1st plural | заннамон zannamon | заннҳоямон zannhoyamon | зунунамон zununamon | амон amon |
| bare | 2nd plural | заннатон zannaton | заннҳоятон zannhoyaton | зунунатон zununaton | атон aton |
| bare | 3rd plural | заннашон zannašon | заннҳояшон zannhoyašon | зунунашон zununašon | ашон ašon |
| | | singular | plural | plural |
| | | singular | sound | broken$^1$ | broken$^1$ |
| definite object | 1st singular | заннамро zannamro | заннҳоямро zannhoyamro | зунунамро zununamro | амро amro |
| definite object | 2nd singular | заннатро zannatro | заннҳоятро zannhoyatro | зунунатро zununatro | атро atro |
| definite object | 3rd singular | заннашро zannašro | заннҳояшро zannhoyašro | зунунашро zununašro | ашро ašro |
| definite object | 1st plural | заннамонро zannamonro | заннҳоямонро zannhoyamonro | зунунамонро zununamonro | амонро amonro |
| definite object | 2nd plural | заннатонро zannatonro | заннҳоятонро zannhoyatonro | зунунатонро zununatonro | атонро atonro |
| definite object | 3rd plural | заннашонро zannašonro | заннҳояшонро zannhoyašonro | зунунашонро zununašonro | ашонро ašonro |
| $^1$Broken plurals are generally much less common than sound plurals. ||||||

##### Derived terms

* бадмазанна (badmazanna)
* заннун (zannun)
* мазанна (mazanna)

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

зан • (zan) (Persian spelling زن)
* present stem of задан (zadan)

### Further reading

* зан on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{tg}$
* “зан”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2024