خوان

See also: جوان‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root خ و ن‎ (ḵ-w-n).

Adjective

خَوَّان • (ḵawwān) (feminine خَوَّانَة‎ (ḵawwāna), masculine plural خَوَّانُونَ‎ (ḵawwānūna), feminine plural خَوَّانَات‎ (ḵawwānāt))

Declension

Declension of adjective خَوَّان (ḵawwān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَوَّان ḵawwān	الْخَوَّان‎ al-ḵawwān	خَوَّانَة‎ ḵawwāna	الْخَوَّانَة‎ al-ḵawwāna
Nominative	خَوَّانٌ ḵawwānun	الْخَوَّانُ‎ al-ḵawwānu	خَوَّانَةٌ‎ ḵawwānatun	الْخَوَّانَةُ‎ al-ḵawwānatu
Accusative	خَوَّانًا‎ ḵawwānan	الْخَوَّانَ‎ al-ḵawwāna	خَوَّانَةً‎ ḵawwānatan	الْخَوَّانَةَ‎ al-ḵawwānata
Genitive	خَوَّانٍ ḵawwānin	الْخَوَّانِ‎ al-ḵawwāni	خَوَّانَةٍ‎ ḵawwānatin	الْخَوَّانَةِ‎ al-ḵawwānati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَوَّانَيْن‎ ḵawwānayn	الْخَوَّانَيْن‎ al-ḵawwānayn	خَوَّانَتَيْن‎ ḵawwānatayn	الْخَوَّانَتَيْن‎ al-ḵawwānatayn
Nominative	خَوَّانَانِ‎ ḵawwānāni	الْخَوَّانَانِ‎ al-ḵawwānāni	خَوَّانَتَانِ‎ ḵawwānatāni	الْخَوَّانَتَانِ‎ al-ḵawwānatāni
Accusative	خَوَّانَيْنِ‎ ḵawwānayni	الْخَوَّانَيْنِ‎ al-ḵawwānayni	خَوَّانَتَيْنِ‎ ḵawwānatayni	الْخَوَّانَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵawwānatayni
Genitive	خَوَّانَيْنِ‎ ḵawwānayni	الْخَوَّانَيْنِ‎ al-ḵawwānayni	خَوَّانَتَيْنِ‎ ḵawwānatayni	الْخَوَّانَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵawwānatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَوَّانِين‎ ḵawwānīn	الْخَوَّانِين‎ al-ḵawwānīn	خَوَّانَات‎ ḵawwānāt	الْخَوَّانَات‎ al-ḵawwānāt
Nominative	خَوَّانُونَ‎ ḵawwānūna	الْخَوَّانُونَ‎ al-ḵawwānūna	خَوَّانَاتٌ‎ ḵawwānātun	الْخَوَّانَاتُ‎ al-ḵawwānātu
Accusative	خَوَّانِينَ‎ ḵawwānīna	الْخَوَّانِينَ‎ al-ḵawwānīna	خَوَّانَاتٍ‎ ḵawwānātin	الْخَوَّانَاتِ‎ al-ḵawwānāti
Genitive	خَوَّانِينَ‎ ḵawwānīna	الْخَوَّانِينَ‎ al-ḵawwānīna	خَوَّانَاتٍ‎ ḵawwānātin	الْخَوَّانَاتِ‎ al-ḵawwānāti

Related terms

خَانَ‎ (ḵāna)
خَوَّنَ‎ (ḵawwana)
خَؤُون‎ (ḵaʔūn)
خِيَانَة‎ (ḵiyāna)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian hw’n' (xwān, “tray, table”). Compare Classical Persian ‎ (xwân, “table, tablecloth”).

Noun

خُوَان or خِوَان • (ḵuwān or ḵiwān) m (plural أَخْوِنَة‎ (ʔaḵwina) or أَخَاوِين‎ (ʔaḵāwīn))

table, particularly such one as is fit for dining
Synonyms: مَائِدَة‎ (māʔida), طَاوِلَة‎ (ṭāwila), مِنْضَدَة‎ (minḍada)
- 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, 70:14:
  
  ‏مَا عَلِمْتُ النَّبِيَّ —صَلَّى اللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ— أَكَلَ عَلَى سُكُرُّجَةٍ قَطُّ، وَلَا خُبِزَ لَهُ مُرَقَّقٌ قَطُّ، وَلَا أَكَلَ عَلَى خِوَانٍ‎
  mā ʕalimtu n-nabiyya —ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama— ʔakala ʕalā sukurrujatin qaṭṭu, wa-lā ḵubiza la-hū muraqqaqun qaṭṭu, wa-lā ʔakala ʕalā ḵiwānin
  I never knew the Prophet—may God bless him and grant him peace—to ever eat from a side-dish plate, or to eat crumbled bread, or to eat at a table.

Declension

Declension of noun خُوَان (ḵuwān)‎; خِوَان (ḵiwān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُوَان‎; خِوَان ḵuwān‎; ḵiwān	الْخُوَان‎‎; الْخِوَان‎ al-ḵuwān‎; al-ḵiwān	خُوَان‎; خِوَان ḵuwān‎; ḵiwān
Nominative	خُوَانٌ‎; خِوَانٌ ḵuwānun‎; ḵiwānun	الْخُوَانُ‎‎; الْخِوَانُ‎ al-ḵuwānu‎; al-ḵiwānu	خُوَانُ‎; خِوَانُ ḵuwānu‎; ḵiwānu
Accusative	خُوَانًا‎‎; خِوَانًا‎ ḵuwānan‎; ḵiwānan	الْخُوَانَ‎‎; الْخِوَانَ‎ al-ḵuwāna‎; al-ḵiwāna	خُوَانَ‎; خِوَانَ ḵuwāna‎; ḵiwāna
Genitive	خُوَانٍ‎; خِوَانٍ ḵuwānin‎; ḵiwānin	الْخُوَانِ‎‎; الْخِوَانِ‎ al-ḵuwāni‎; al-ḵiwāni	خُوَانِ‎; خِوَانِ ḵuwāni‎; ḵiwāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُوَانَيْن‎‎; خِوَانَيْن‎ ḵuwānayn‎; ḵiwānayn	الْخُوَانَيْن‎‎; الْخِوَانَيْن‎ al-ḵuwānayn‎; al-ḵiwānayn	خُوَانَيْ‎‎; خِوَانَيْ‎ ḵuwānay‎; ḵiwānay
Nominative	خُوَانَانِ‎‎; خِوَانَانِ‎ ḵuwānāni‎; ḵiwānāni	الْخُوَانَانِ‎‎; الْخِوَانَانِ‎ al-ḵuwānāni‎; al-ḵiwānāni	خُوَانَا‎‎; خِوَانَا‎ ḵuwānā‎; ḵiwānā
Accusative	خُوَانَيْنِ‎‎; خِوَانَيْنِ‎ ḵuwānayni‎; ḵiwānayni	الْخُوَانَيْنِ‎‎; الْخِوَانَيْنِ‎ al-ḵuwānayni‎; al-ḵiwānayni	خُوَانَيْ‎‎; خِوَانَيْ‎ ḵuwānay‎; ḵiwānay
Genitive	خُوَانَيْنِ‎‎; خِوَانَيْنِ‎ ḵuwānayni‎; ḵiwānayni	الْخُوَانَيْنِ‎‎; الْخِوَانَيْنِ‎ al-ḵuwānayni‎; al-ḵiwānayni	خُوَانَيْ‎‎; خِوَانَيْ‎ ḵuwānay‎; ḵiwānay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَخْوِنَة‎‎; أَخَاوِين‎ ʔaḵwina‎; ʔaḵāwīn	الْأَخْوِنَة‎‎; الْأَخَاوِين‎ al-ʔaḵwina‎; al-ʔaḵāwīn	أَخْوِنَة‎‎; أَخَاوِين‎ ʔaḵwinat‎; ʔaḵāwīn
Nominative	أَخْوِنَةٌ‎‎; أَخَاوِينُ‎ ʔaḵwinatun‎; ʔaḵāwīnu	الْأَخْوِنَةُ‎‎; الْأَخَاوِينُ‎ al-ʔaḵwinatu‎; al-ʔaḵāwīnu	أَخْوِنَةُ‎‎; أَخَاوِينُ‎ ʔaḵwinatu‎; ʔaḵāwīnu
Accusative	أَخْوِنَةً‎‎; أَخَاوِينَ‎ ʔaḵwinatan‎; ʔaḵāwīna	الْأَخْوِنَةَ‎‎; الْأَخَاوِينَ‎ al-ʔaḵwinata‎; al-ʔaḵāwīna	أَخْوِنَةَ‎‎; أَخَاوِينَ‎ ʔaḵwinata‎; ʔaḵāwīna
Genitive	أَخْوِنَةٍ‎‎; أَخَاوِينَ‎ ʔaḵwinatin‎; ʔaḵāwīna	الْأَخْوِنَةِ‎‎; الْأَخَاوِينِ‎ al-ʔaḵwinati‎; al-ʔaḵāwīni	أَخْوِنَةِ‎‎; أَخَاوِينِ‎ ʔaḵwinati‎; ʔaḵāwīni

Descendants

→ Tigre: ክዋና (kəwana, “elevated sleeping-spot of a shepherd”)

Adjective

خُوَّان • (ḵuwwān) m pl

masculine plural of خَائِن‎ (ḵāʔin)

Noun

خُوَّان • (ḵuwwān) m pl

plural of خَائِن‎ (ḵāʔin)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Persian ‎ (xvân, “table, tablecloth”).

Noun

خوان • (han, hon)

a large tray which serves as a table, board where viands are processed or eaten
meal, food, victuals

Etymology 2

From Persian ‎ (xân, “read”).

Adjective

خوان • (han)

(in compounds) reading, who recites
‏قرآن خوان‎ ― Kur'an han ― Quran reader

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (xvân).

Noun

خوان • (xwân) m

a large tray which serves as a table

Derived terms

دسترخوان‎, دستر خوان‎ (dastarxwân, “table-cloth; a meal setting”)

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hw’n' /xwān/, “tray, table”). Compare Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌‎ (xᵛaⁱni, “cover, carpet”) and Old Armenian խան (xan), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xʷɑːn/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xɑːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xɒːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /xɔn/

Noun

خوان • (xân)

table or large tray particularly such one as is fit for dining
(dated) tablecloth

Derived terms

دستارخوان‎, دستار خوان‎ (dastârxân, “table-cloth; a meal setting”)
خوانپایه‎ (xânpâya, “table-cloth”)
خوانچه‎ (xânče)

Descendants

→ Middle Armenian: խօն (xōn)
- Armenian: խոն (xon)
- Urdu: خوان‎ (xān or xvān, “tray”)

Verb

خوان • (xvân)

present stem form of ‎ (xvândan, “to read”)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “خوان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “hw’n'”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 95
Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 530

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