ҷавон

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian جَوَان (jawān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒävɔn/, [d͡ʒävɔn]

Adjective

ҷавон • (javon) (Persian spelling جوان, comparative ҷавонтар, superlative ҷавонтарин)

1. young

   Antonym: пир (pir)

2. youthful

   Antonym: пир (pir)

Inflection

predicative forms of ҷавон (javon)

	singular	plural
1st person (I am/we are)	ҷавонам (javonam)	ҷавонем (javonem)
2nd person (you are)	ҷавонӣ (javonī)	ҷавонед (javoned)
3rd person (he, she, it is/they are)	ҷавон аст (javon ast)	ҷавонанд (javonand)

Noun

ҷавон • (javon) (Persian spelling جوان)

1. youth
2. youngster
3. young person

Inflection

Inflection of ҷавон

		singular	plural
sound	broken2
bare		ҷавон javon	ҷавонон javonon1	[Term?]
definite object		ҷавонро javonro	ҷавононро javononro1	ро ro
izofa		ҷавони javoni	ҷавонони javononi1	и i
indefinite, definite relative	bare	ҷавоне javone	—	—
	object	ҷавонеро javonero	—	—

¹The plural form in -ҳо (-ho) (ҷавонҳо (javonho)), is also acceptable.

Possessive forms of ҷавон

		singular	plural
sound	broken2
bare	1st singular	ҷавонам javonam	ҷавононам javononam1	ам am
	2nd singular	ҷавонат javonat	ҷавононат javononat1	ат at
	3rd singular	ҷавонаш javonaš	ҷавононаш javononaš1	аш aš
	1st plural	ҷавонамон javonamon	ҷавононамон javononamon1	амон amon
	2nd plural	ҷавонатон javonaton	ҷавононатон javononaton1	атон aton
	3rd plural	ҷавонашон javonašon	ҷавононашон javononašon1	ашон ašon
definite object	1st singular	ҷавонамро javonamro	ҷавононамро javononamro1	амро amro
	2nd singular	ҷавонатро javonatro	ҷавононатро javononatro1	атро atro
	3rd singular	ҷавонашро javonašro	ҷавононашро javononašro1	ашро ašro
	1st plural	ҷавонамонро javonamonro	ҷавононамонро javononamonro1	амонро amonro
	2nd plural	ҷавонатонро javonatonro	ҷавононатонро javononatonro1	атонро atonro
	3rd plural	ҷавонашонро javonašonro	ҷавононашонро javononašonro1	ашонро ašonro

¹The plural form in -ҳо (-ho) (ҷавонҳо (javonho)), is also acceptable.

Related terms

• ҷавонӣ (javonī)