"ـان" meaning in Persian

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        "3": "𐭠𐭭",
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        "tr": "-ān"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭 (-ān)",
      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "ـونه",
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      "expansion": "Pashto ـونه (-ona)",
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        "2": "ـۆ(ن)",
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      },
      "expansion": "Northern Luri ـۆ(ن) (-ø(n))",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭 (-ān). Compare Pashto ـونه (-ona), Northern Luri ـۆ(ن) (-ø(n)).",
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      "form": "-ân",
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        "romanization"
      ]
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a suffix forming the plural of nouns, chiefly animate ones"
      ],
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      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɔːn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɒːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɔn]",
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        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "ـان"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ân",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "suffix",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "خند (xand-, present stem of خندیدن (xandidan, “to laugh”)) + ـان (-ân) → خندان (xandân, “laughing”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "گری (gery-, present stem of گریستن (geristan, “to cry”)) + ـان (-ân) → گریان (geryân, “weeping”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "رو (rav-, present stem of رفتن (raftan, “to go”)) + ـان (-ân) → روان (ravân, “flowing”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "a suffix attached to the present stem of verbs to derive adjectives"
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    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
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    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɔːn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
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      "ipa": "[.ʔɒːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɔn]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ـان"
}

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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "ـونه",
        "tr": "-ona"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭 (-ān). Compare Pashto ـونه (-ona), Northern Luri ـۆ(ن) (-ø(n)).",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "fa",
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        "a suffix forming the plural of nouns, chiefly animate ones"
      ],
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      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
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        "Dari",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɔːn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɒːn]",
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[.ʔɔn]",
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  "word": "ـان"
}

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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "گری (gery-, present stem of گریستن (geristan, “to cry”)) + ـان (-ân) → گریان (geryân, “weeping”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "رو (rav-, present stem of رفتن (raftan, “to go”)) + ـان (-ân) → روان (ravân, “flowing”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a suffix attached to the present stem of verbs to derive adjectives"
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
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        "Dari",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɑːn]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɒːn]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[.ʔɔn]",
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  ],
  "word": "ـان"
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