See also: ژن and رن

Arabic

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Verb

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زن (form I)

  1. زِنْ (zin) /zin/: second-person masculine singular imperative of وَزَنَ (wazana)
  2. زِنَّ (zinna) /zin.na/: second-person feminine plural imperative of وَزَنَ (wazana)

Persian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (zan), from Proto-Iranian *ǰánHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Cognates include English queen, Northern Kurdish jin, Greek γυναίκα (gynaíka), Russian жена (žena), etc.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? zan
Dari reading? zan
Iranian reading? zan
Tajik reading? zan
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

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Dari زن
Iranian Persian
Tajik зан

زن (zan) (plural زنان or زن‌ها)

  1. woman
    Antonym: مرد (mard)
    زن، زندگی، آزادیzan, zendegi, âzâdiWoman, Life, Freedom
  2. wife
    برادر زنم یک هفته با ما می‌مونه.
    barâdar-e zanam yek hafte bâ mâ mi-mune.
    My wife's brother is staying with us for a week.
  3. female

Inflection

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    Basic forms of زن (zan)
singular plural
bare زن
(zan)
زنان
(zanấn)
زنا
(zanấ)
definitive direct object زن را
(zan râ)
زن رو
(zano)
زنان را
(zanấn râ)
زنا رو
(zanấ ro)
ezâfe زن
(zan-e)
زنان
(zanấn-e)
زنای
(zanấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
زنی
(zan-i)
زنانی
(zanấn-i)
زنایی
(zanấi)
Colloquial.
    Possessive forms of زن (zan)
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
زنم
(zánam)
زن‌هایم
(zan-hấyam)
زن‌هام، زنام
(zanấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
زنت
(zánat)
[Term?]
(zánet)
زن‌هایت
(zan-hấyat)
زن‌هات، زنات
(zanất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
زنش
(zánaš)
[Term?]
(záneš)
زن‌هایش
(zan-hấyaš)
زن‌هاش، زناش
(zanấš)
1st plural
(“our”)
زنمان
(zánemân)
زنمون
(zánemun)
زن‌هایمان
(zan-hấyemân)
زن‌هامون، زنامون
(zanấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”)
زنتان
(zánetân)
زنتون
(zánetun)
زن‌هایتان
(zan-hấyetân)
زن‌هاتون، زناتون
(zanấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”)
زنشان
(zánešân)
زنشون
(zánešun)
زن‌هایشان
(zan-hấyešân)
زن‌هاشون، زناشون
(zanấšun)
Colloquial.
    Predicative forms of زن (zan)
singular plural
1st person
(“I am, we are”)
زنم
(zanam)
زنیم
(zanim)
2nd person
(“you are”)
زنی
(zani)
زنید
(zanid)
زنین
(zanin)
3rd person
(“he/she/it is, they are”)
زن است
(zan ast)
زنه
(zane)
زنند
(zanand)
زنن
(zanan)
Colloquial.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: zən
  • Urdu: زن

Urdu

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Etymology 1

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PIE word
*gʷḗn

Borrowed from Classical Persian زن (zan, woman; wife). Cognate with English queen.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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زَن (zanf (Hindi spelling ज़न)

  1. woman, adult female
  2. wife; bride

Etymology 2

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PIE word
*gʷʰen-

From Classical Persian زَن (zan, strike; slay; beat).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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زَن (zan) (Hindi spelling ज़न)

  1. (suffix) beating, striking, smiting
  2. beater, striker; slayer
  3. doer

References

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  • زن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • زن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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