ishan

English

Alternative forms

• īshān

Etymology

From Iranian Persian ایشان (išân, “they”), from Classical Persian ایشان (ēšān).

Noun

ishan (plural ishans)

1. Title of Sufi leaders in Central Asia.

Derived terms

• ishanate

Translations

Translations

• Bashkir: ишан (işan)
• Chagatai: ایشان
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 依禪／依禅 (yīchán)

• Kazakh: ишан (işan)
• Kyrgyz: эшен (ky) (eşen)
• Russian: иша́н (ru) (išán)
• Tajik: эшон (tg) (ešon)
• Tatar: ишан (tt) (işan)
• Turkmen: işan
• Uyghur: ئىشان (ishan)
• Uzbek: eshon (uz)