شان

See also: شأن and سان

Central Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːn/

Noun

شان (şan)

1. shoulder

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَأْن (šaʔn).

Noun

شان • (śān) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਸ਼ਾਨ)

1. glory
2. grandeur
3. pomp, glamour

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic شَأْن (šaʔn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːn/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

شان • (šān) m (Hindi spelling शान)

1. pomp, glory, grandeur
2. power, authority, rank, eminence
3. (rare) honeycomb, beehive

References

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