# جوان
## Arabic
### Noun

جَوَان • (jawān) m pl or f
* plural of جَانّ (jānn)
    Synonyms: جِنَّة (jinna), جِنّ (jinn), جِنَّان (jinnān)

## Baluchi
### Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.

### Adjective

جوان • (jawán)
* young

#### Antonyms

* پیر (pír)

## Central Kurdish
### Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.
Cognate with Persian جوان (javân), Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d͡ʒəwaːn/
* Hyphenation: ج‧وان

### Adjective

| Northern Kurdish | ciwan |
جوان (ciwan)
* beautiful
* young
    Synonyms: لاو (law), گەنج (genc)
    Antonym: پیر (pîr)

#### Derived terms

* جوانکیلە (ciwankîle)
* جوانی (ciwanî)
* جوانەگا (ciwanega)

### References

* îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “جوان”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 186
* Hejar (1990) “جوان”, in Henbane borîne‎, Tehran: Soroush, page 185
* Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “cuwan”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 24

## Khalaj
### Adjective

جَوان or جُوان (cəvân or cuvân)
* Arabic spelling of cəvân, cuvân (“young”)

## Moroccan Arabic
### Etymology

From French joint.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒwaːn/

### Noun

جوان • (jwān) m (plural جوانات (jwānāt))
* joint, marijuana cigarette

## Northern Kurdish
### Adjective

جوان (Ciwan)
* Arabic spelling of ciwan

### Noun

جوان (Ciwan) m
* Arabic spelling of ciwan

## Ottoman Turkish
### Etymology

From Persian جوان, from Middle Persian [script needed] (yw'n /⁠ǰuwān⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.
Cognate with Northern Kurdish ciwan, Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis Italian giovane, French jeune, Spanish joven, Latvian jauns, English young).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d͡ʒiˈvan/

### Adjective

جوان • (civan)
* young
    Synonyms: شاب (şab), كنج (genc)

#### Descendants

* Turkish: civan
* → Armenian: ջիվան (ǰivan), ճիւան (čiwan)

## Persian
### Alternative forms

* جوون (javun)

### Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (yw'n /⁠ǰuwān⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.
Cognate with Northern Kurdish ciwan, Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane, French jeune, or Spanish joven), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [d͡ʒa.ˈwɑːn]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [d͡ʒä.wɑ́ːn]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [d͡ʒä.wɑ́ːn]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [d͡ʒä.wɑ́ːn]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [d͡ʒä.wɔ́ːn]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [d͡ʒæ.vɒ́ːn]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [d͡ʒä.vɔ́n]
* Audio (Iran):(file)

### Adjective

جوان • (javân) (comparative جوان‌تَر (javân-tar), superlative جوان‌تَرین (javân-tarin))
* young
* youthful

#### Inflection

Enclitic-attached forms of جوان (javân) :

#### Antonyms

* پیر (pir)

#### Descendants

* → Azerbaijani: cavan
* → Khalaj: cəvân
* → Ottoman Turkish: جوان (civan)
** Turkish: civan
** → Armenian: ջիվան (ǰivan), ճիւան (čiwan)

### Noun

جوان • (javân) (plural جوان‌ها (javân-hâ) or جوانان (javânân))
* youth
* youngster
* young person

#### Synonyms

* جوانک (javânak)

### Proper noun

جوان • (javân)
* a female given name, Javan, from Middle Persian
* a surname from Middle Persian, Javan

#### Related terms

* جوانه
* جوانی
* جون

## Sindhi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جوان (jawān).

### Adjective

جوان • (javānu)
* young

## Tunisian Arabic
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French juin.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒwɑ̃/

#### Noun

جوان (jwān) m
* June

#### See also

* Gregorian calendar months in Tunisian Arabic · أشهرة سوري (layout · text) January February March April جانفي فيفري مارس أفريل May June July August ماي جوان جويلية أوت September October November December سبتمبر أكتوبر نوفمبر ديسمبر

### Etymology 2

From French joint.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒwɑ̃/

#### Noun

جوان (jwān) m (plural جوانات (jwānēt))
* joint

## Urdu
### Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جوان (jawān), from Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō. Compare also Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan).

### Adjective

جوان • (javān or juvān) (Hindi spelling जवान)
* young
* youthful

#### Related terms

* جوان (jvān)
* جوانانعہ
* جوانپن
* جوانپنا
* جوانی (jvānī)