Jan ( fa, جان, pronounced or ) is the
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
word for
soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
The Modern English noun '' soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest atte ...
, also borrowed into numerous regional languages such as
Pashto. It is also used as a diminutive suffix attached to names and titles, and in this case it means "
ydear". It is used as a given name in
Greater Iran.
Given name
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Jan Nisar Akhtar, Indian poet
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Jan Fishan Khan, Indian warlord
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Jan Mohammad Jamali
Mir Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali ( ur, ; born in Usta) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Speaker of the Balochistan Assembly from 4 June 2013 to 2015. Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali served as the 9th Chief Minister of Balochistan from 13 August ...
, Baluch
Sardar
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Jan Muhammad Junejo,
Khilafat Movement leader
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Jan Mohammed Khan, Afghan politician
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Jan Uddin, British actor and model
Middle name
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Ahmed Jan Thirakwa, Indian musician
Surname
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Ahmad Jan (Bagram detainee), Afghan detainee
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Ahmad Jan (Taliban governor), Afghan governor
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Lalak Jan
Havaldar Lalak Jan ( ur, ) (April 1967 – July 1999) was a soldier of Pakistan Army belonging to Northern Light Infantry regiment. He was killed in action during the Kargil war. For his bravery, he was awarded Pakistan's highest military gallan ...
, Pakistani military personnel
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Maulana Hassan Jan, Assassinated
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam ( ur, جمیعت علماءِ اسلام, abbreviated as JUI) was founded by Shabbir Ahmad Usmani as an offshoot of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) on 26 October 1945.
History
The original Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind was formed in Br ...
politician
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Mian Shakirullah Jan
Justice Mian Sakirullah Jan () is a former justice in Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court and is currently serving as the Chairman of the National Industrial Relations Commission.
Early life
Justice Ja ...
, Pashtun judge and member of the
PCO Judges case protest
See also
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Can (name) Can () is a common Turkish, Azerbaijani and Circassian given name and surname, meaning ''spirit, life, soul ''or ''heart''. Turkish and Azerbaijani use is derived from the Persian word Jan ( Persian: جان) and Circassian use is derived from C ...
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Jan (disambiguation)
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
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Persian masculine given names
Afghan given names
Urdu masculine given names