ҷавон

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian جَوَان (jawān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒavon/, [d͡ʒä.vɔn]

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 (javoni)	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	or broken2
bare		ҷавон (javon)	ҷавонон (javonon)1	[Term?]	[Term?]
definite object		ҷавонро (javonro)	ҷавононро (javononro)1	ро (ro)	ро (ro)
izofa		ҷавони (javon-i)	ҷавонони (javonon-i)1	и (i)	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	broken2
bare	1st singular	ҷавонам (javonam)	ҷавононам (javononam)1	ам (am)	ам (am)
	2nd singular	ҷавонат (javonat)	ҷавононат (javononat)1	ат (at)	ат (at)
	3rd singular	ҷавонаш (javonaš)	ҷавононаш (javononaš)1	аш (aš)	аш (aš)
	1st plural	ҷавонамон (javonamon)	ҷавононамон (javononamon)1	амон (amon)	амон (amon)
	2nd plural	ҷавонатон (javonaton)	ҷавононатон (javononaton)1	атон (aton)	атон (aton)
	3rd plural	ҷавонашон (javonašon)	ҷавононашон (javononašon)1	ашон (ašon)	ашон (ašon)
		singular	plural
sound	broken2	broken2
definite object	1st singular	ҷавонамро (javonamro)	ҷавононамро (javononamro)1	амро (amro)	амро (amro)
	2nd singular	ҷавонатро (javonatro)	ҷавононатро (javononatro)1	атро (atro)	атро (atro)
	3rd singular	ҷавонашро (javonašro)	ҷавононашро (javononašro)1	ашро (ašro)	ашро (ašro)
	1st plural	ҷавонамонро (javonamonro)	ҷавононамонро (javononamonro)1	амонро (amonro)	амонро (amonro)
	2nd plural	ҷавонатонро (javonatonro)	ҷавононатонро (javononatonro)1	атонро (atonro)	атонро (atonro)
	3rd plural	ҷавонашонро (javonašonro)	ҷавононашонро (javononašonro)1	ашонро (ašonro)	ашонро (ašonro)

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

Related terms

• ҷавонӣ (javoni)