canan

See also: Canan, cànan, and cǎn'àn

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sa.ˈnan/, [t͡sa.ˈnan]

Pronoun

canan

1. (interrogative) what

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جانان (canan), from Classical Persian جانان (jānān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒaːˈnan/
• Hyphenation: ca‧nan

Noun

canan (definite accusative cananı, plural cananlar)

1. beloved, darling

   Synonym: mahbube

2. (Sufism, archaic) God

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	canan
Definite accusative	cananı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	canan	cananlar
Definite accusative	cananı	cananları
Dative	canana	cananlara
Locative	cananda	cananlarda
Ablative	canandan	cananlardan
Genitive	cananın	cananların

Related terms

• can

 

Further reading

• “canan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “canan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük