ځوان

Pashto

Alternative forms

جوان (jawā́n)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.

Cognate with Persian (javân), Northern Kurdish ciwan, Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

Pronunciation

(Southern) IPA^(key): /d͡z(ə)wɑn/
(Northern) IPA^(key): /z(ə)wɑn/
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Noun

ځوان • (źwān, źəwā́n) m

young person

Declension

Declension of **ځوان**
	singular	plural
direct	ځوان (źwān)	ځوانان (źwānân)
oblique	ځوان (źwān)	ځوانانو (źwānâno)
vocative	ځوانه (źwāna)	ځوانانو (źwānâno)

Adjective

ځوان • (źwān, źəwā́n)

young

Declension

Declension of **ځوان**
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	ځوان (źwān)	ځوان (źwān)	ځوانه (źwāna)	ځوانې (źwāne)
oblique	ځوان (źwān)	ځوانو (źwāno)	ځوانې (źwāne)	ځوانو (źwāno)
vocative	ځوانه (źwāna)	ځوانو (źwāno)	ځوانې (źwāne)	ځوانو (źwāno)