"جانی" meaning in All languages combined

See جانی on Wiktionary

Adjective [Persian]

IPA: /d͡ʒaː.ˈniː/ [Classical-Persian], [d͡ʒɑː.níː] [Dari, formal], [d͡ʒɑː.níː] [Dari, formal], [d͡ʒɑː.níː] [Kabuli], [d͡ʒɔː.ní] (note: Hazaragi), [d͡ʒɒː.níː] [Iran, formal], [d͡ʒɔ.ní] [Tajik, formal] Forms: jānī [romanization], jâni [romanization], ҷонӣ [Cyrillic, Tajik]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From جان (jān /jân) + ـی (-ī /-i). Etymology templates: {{fa-xlit|جَان}} jān /jân, {{fa-xlit|ـِی}} -ī /-i, {{af|fa|جان|ـی}} جان (jān /jân) + ـی (-ī /-i) Head templates: {{fa-adj|cls=جَانِی}} جانی • (jānī / jâni) (Tajik spelling ҷонӣ)
  1. relating to life
    Sense id: en-جانی-fa-adj-YsqiNAEn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 0 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 0 48
  2. dear, sincere
    Sense id: en-جانی-fa-adj-5L6E7xDG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Persian]

IPA: /d͡ʒaː.ˈniː/ [Classical-Persian], [d͡ʒɑː.níː] [Dari, formal], [d͡ʒɑː.níː] [Dari, formal], [d͡ʒɑː.níː] [Kabuli], [d͡ʒɔː.ní] (note: Hazaragi), [d͡ʒɒː.níː] [Iran, formal], [d͡ʒɔ.ní] [Tajik, formal] Forms: jānī [romanization], jâni [romanization], ҷонӣ [Cyrillic, Tajik]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic جَانٍ (jānin). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|جَانٍ}} Borrowed from Arabic جَانٍ (jānin) Head templates: {{fa-noun|cls=جَانِی}} جانی • (jānī / jâni) (Tajik spelling ҷонӣ)
  1. felon; (especially) murderer
    Sense id: en-جانی-fa-noun-mmgvshd- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header, Persian terms suffixed with ـی Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 0 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 0 48 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 39 5 56 Disambiguation of Persian terms suffixed with ـی: 31 22 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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    ]
  ],
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    }
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      },
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      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "55 0 45",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        },
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      ],
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        ]
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    },
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      ]
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      ]
    },
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      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
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        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
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        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-iː"
    }
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}

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          "word": "जानी"
        },
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    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "55 0 45",
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        },
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              10,
              14
            ]
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            [
              6,
              10
            ]
          ],
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              7,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "losses of life",
          "roman": "talafât-e jâni",
          "text": "تلفات جانی",
          "translation": "losses of life",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "relating to life"
      ],
      "id": "en-جانی-fa-adj-YsqiNAEn",
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          "life"
        ]
      ]
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              7,
              11
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              9
            ]
          ],
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              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
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          "text": "دوست جانی",
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        }
      ],
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        "dear, sincere"
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/d͡ʒaː.ˈniː/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɑː.níː]",
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        "Dari",
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɑː.níː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɑː.níː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
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      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɒː.níː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɔ.ní]",
      "tags": [
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        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-iː"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Persian terms suffixed with ـی",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Persian/iː",
    "Rhymes:Persian/iː/2 syllables"
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɑː.níː]",
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        "Dari",
        "formal"
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɑː.níː]",
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        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɒː.níː]",
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        "Iran",
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɔ.ní]",
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    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
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  ],
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}

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