"ـگان" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Persian]

IPA: [.ɡɑːn] [Classical-Persian], [.ɡɑːn] [Dari, formal], [.ɡɑːn] [Dari, formal], [.ɡɑːn] [Kabuli], [.ɡɔːn] (note: Hazaragi), [.ɡɒːn] [Iran, formal], [.ɡɔn] [Tajik, formal] Forms: -gân [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (-kʾn' /⁠-(a)gān⁠/). Compare Old Armenian -ական (-akan), an Iranian borrowing. Etymology templates: {{etymid|fa|adjectival}}, {{inh|fa|pal||sc=Phlv|tr=-kʾn'|ts=-(a)gān}} Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (-kʾn' /⁠-(a)gān⁠/), {{cog|xcl|-ական}} Old Armenian -ական (-akan) Head templates: {{head|fa|suffix|tr=-gân}} ـگان • (-gân)
  1. a suffix used to form adjectives and nouns with the meaning of "pertaining to" or "relating to" but many have developed to more specific meanings Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ـگان-fa-suffix-ZYAjtNQN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [Persian]

IPA: [.ɡɑːn] [Classical-Persian], [.ɡɑːn] [Dari, formal], [.ɡɑːn] [Dari, formal], [.ɡɑːn] [Kabuli], [.ɡɔːn] (note: Hazaragi), [.ɡɒːn] [Iran, formal], [.ɡɔn] [Tajik, formal] Forms: -gân [romanization]
Etymology templates: {{etymid|fa|plural}} Head templates: {{head|fa|suffix|tr=-gân}} ـگان • (-gân)
  1. a suffix forming the plural of animate nouns, with some exceptions; the main form is ـان (an), but it becomes ـگان (-gân) after a silent ه (h), ـیان after و or ا Tags: morpheme Synonyms: ـکان (-kân)
    Sense id: en-ـگان-fa-suffix-LxZwi8VO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "1": "fa",
        "2": "adjectival"
      },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "-ական"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-gân",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "fa",
        "2": "suffix",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "راه (râh, “way”) → رایگان (râygân, “free”, literally “something that can be found on the way”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "شاه (šâh, “king”) → شایگان (šâygân, “royal, kingly, treasure, valuable thing”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ده (deh, “village”) → دهقان (dehqân, “villager, farmer”, literally “pertaining to the village”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "بازار (bâzâr, “market”) → بازرگان (bâzargân, “merchant, trader”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "مهر (mehr, “month of Mehr”) → مهرگان (mehrgân, “Mehregan”, a Persian celebration that takes place in the month of Mehr)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "جنوب (jonub, “south”) → جنوبگان (jonubgân, “Antarctica”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-ـگان-fa-suffix-ZYAjtNQN",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɔːn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɒːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɔn]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ـگان"
}

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      "form": "-gân",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "19 81",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "35 65",
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          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "پرنده (parande, “bird”) → پرندگان (parandegân, “birds”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "پله (pelle, “stair”) → پلکان (pellekân, “stairs”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "نیا (niyâ, “ancestor”) → نیاکان (niyâkân, “ancestors”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a suffix forming the plural of animate nouns, with some exceptions; the main form is ـان (an), but it becomes ـگان (-gân) after a silent ه (h), ـیان after و or ا"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "ـان",
          "ـان#Persian"
        ],
        [
          "ـگان",
          "ـگان#Persian"
        ],
        [
          "ـیان",
          "ـیان#Persian"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "ـکان"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɔːn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɒːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɔn]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ـگان"
}
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    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Requests for Book Pahlavi script for Middle Persian terms"
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    }
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "شاه (šâh, “king”) → شایگان (šâygân, “royal, kingly, treasure, valuable thing”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ده (deh, “village”) → دهقان (dehqân, “villager, farmer”, literally “pertaining to the village”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "بازار (bâzâr, “market”) → بازرگان (bâzargân, “merchant, trader”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "مهر (mehr, “month of Mehr”) → مهرگان (mehrgân, “Mehregan”, a Persian celebration that takes place in the month of Mehr)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "جنوب (jonub, “south”) → جنوبگان (jonubgân, “Antarctica”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɔːn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɒːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɔn]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ـگان"
}

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        {
          "text": "پرنده (parande, “bird”) → پرندگان (parandegân, “birds”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "پله (pelle, “stair”) → پلکان (pellekân, “stairs”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "نیا (niyâ, “ancestor”) → نیاکان (niyâkân, “ancestors”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "ـان#Persian"
        ],
        [
          "ـگان",
          "ـگان#Persian"
        ],
        [
          "ـیان",
          "ـیان#Persian"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɔːn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɒːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ɡɔn]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "-kân",
      "word": "ـکان"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ـگان"
}

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