xhan

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جان (can), from Classical Persian جان (jān).

Noun

xhan m (colloquial)

1. darling, dear, sweetie
2. spirit

Declension

Declension of xhan

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	xhan	xhani
accusative		xhanin
dative/ablative	xhani	xhanit

Derived terms

• babaxhan
• xhanëm

Further reading

• “xhan”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026