xaán khan (leader, ruler, commander)

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form خان
Phonetic Form xaán
Inflection Class aan-decl (Obl): -á, (Pl): -aán
Origin Pashto (Turkic): xaan
    • khan (leader, ruler, commander)
      • Example 966:
        xaán míiš hínuee be ba úča hína.
        xaán
        leader
        méeš
        man
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        =ee
        CONJ
        be
        1pl.nom
        ba
        top
        uč
        little
        -a
        -MPL
        hin
        be.prs
        -a
        -MPL
        He is a leader and we are very few.
        Source: A:BEZ037
      • Example 1381:
        umaraaxaán xaán nawaáb de.
        umaraaxaán
        <person>
        xaán
        leader
        nawaáb
        ruler
        de
        pst
        Lord Umar Khan was a prince.
        Source: A:BEZ086
      • Example 1831:
        barawulíi áak xaán de, tasíi nóo beezaatxaán de.
        barawúl
        <place>
        -ii
        -gen
        ak
        IDEF
        xaán
        leader
        de
        pst
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        náau
        name
        beezaatxaán
        <person>
        de
        pst
        There was a khan in Barawul whose name was Bezad Khan.
        Source: A:BEZ004