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jiyan

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See also: Jiyan, jíyán, and jīyán

Northern Kurdish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒɪˈjɑːn/
  • Hyphenation: ji‧yan
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Verb

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jiyan (third-person singular simple present dijî, past tense jiya)

  1. to live

Noun

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jiyan f

  1. life

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Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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From (to fight) +‎ iyàn (argument).

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Verb

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jiyàn

  1. to argue
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Etymology 2

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From contraction of jẹ (to eat) iyán (pounded yam).

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Verb

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jiyán

  1. to eat pounded yam