کنعان

See also: كنعان‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic كَنْعَان‎ (kanʕān), From Hebrew כנען‎ (k'ná'an).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /kanˈʔɑːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /kænˈʔɒːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /kanˈʔɔn/

Proper noun

کنعان • (kan'ân)

Canaan
- 14th-century, Hafez, "From Canaan Joseph Shall Return", Divan-e Hafez
  یوسف گمگشته بازآید به کنعان غم مخور
  کلبهٔ احزان شود روزی گلستان غم مخور
  Yusof-e gomgašte bâz-âyad be Kan'ân, ğam maxor
  kolbe-ye ahzân šavad ruzi golestân, ğam maxor
  
  Joseph (i.e. The son of the Jewish patriarch, Jacob), who was a thing lost, returned to Canaan, (therefore) Bury your anxiety.
  
  The cottage of sorrows becomes the daily bread of the garden, (therefore) Bury your anxiety.

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