Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Jaan

जान
said JAAN
also written: jan,jaan
Meaning

Life, soul; also a term of endearment for the beloved.

See it in the verse

Jaan in Iqbal’s couplets

Nigah buland, sukhan dilnawaz, jaan pur-soz
Yahi hai rakht-e-safar mir-e-karvan ke liye
A lofty gaze, speech that wins the heart, a soul that burns with feeling — this alone is the travelling kit a caravan's leader needs.
Leadership · Aspiration
Related words
ARABIC

Rooh

The spirit breathed into man by God; the principle of life.

PERSIAN

Dil

Heart — the seat of love, vision and the living self.

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