"ਜਾਨ" meaning in Punjabi

See ਜਾਨ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒäːn/
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian جان (jān). Compare Hindi जान (jān). Etymology templates: {{bor+|pa|fa-cls|جان|tr=jān}} Borrowed from Classical Persian جان (jān), {{cog|hi|जान}} Hindi जान (jān) Head templates: {{pa-noun|g=f|sha=جان}} ਜਾਨ • (jān) f (Shahmukhi spelling جان) Forms: jān [romanization], جان [Shahmukhi], no-table-tags [table-tags], ਜਾਨ [direct, singular], ਜਾਨਾਂ [direct, plural], ਜਾਨ [oblique, singular], ਜਾਨਾਂ [oblique, plural], ਜਾਨੇ [singular, vocative], ਜਾਨੋ [plural, vocative], ਜਾਨੋਂ [ablative, singular], ਜਾਨਿਆੰ [ablative, plural], ਜਾਨੇ [locative, singular], ਜਾਨੀਂ [locative, plural], ਜਾਨੇ [instrumental, singular], ਜਾਨੀਂ [instrumental, plural]
  1. life, soul
    Sense id: en-ਜਾਨ-pa-noun-tl2X3LpB Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 24 20 19 17 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 19 23 19 22 16
  2. spirit
    Sense id: en-ਜਾਨ-pa-noun-pomZrdMl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 24 20 19 17 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 19 23 19 22 16
  3. consciousness, mind
    Sense id: en-ਜਾਨ-pa-noun-1KH9BQJ0 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 24 20 19 17 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 19 23 19 22 16
  4. energy, vigour, essence
    Sense id: en-ਜਾਨ-pa-noun-DOR0mFFg Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header, Punjabi nouns with declension Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 24 20 19 17 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 19 23 19 22 16 Disambiguation of Punjabi nouns with declension: 17 17 17 31 17
  5. (figurative) object of passionate love Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-ਜਾਨ-pa-noun-qu~CbZuw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 24 20 19 17 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 19 23 19 22 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ਬੇਜਾਨ (bejān) (english: lifeless) [adjective]
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