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Jîn

Leben

Geschlecht: Mädchen
Herkunft: Kurdisch
Aussprache: JEEN

Die Geschichte des Namens

Jin — the word comes from Indo-European gʷen-, the same root that gave us English queen and Greek gynē. In Kurmancî it is one of the language’s oldest words — and through the slogan Jin, Jiyan, Azadî it has become an international signal.

Etymologie

Wurzel: jin · Kurmancî

Jin descends from the Indo-European root for woman: Proto-Indo-European gʷen- (compare Greek gynē, English queen, Avestan jaini-). The same root family connects to jiyan (life) — an etymological tie that the slogan Jin, Jiyan, Azadî makes audible.

Redewendungen

Jin, Jiyan, Azadî ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ — the Kurdish slogan that became globally known in 2022

Namensfamilie

Jiyan · cognate — ‘life’ — same root family
Azadî · cognate — the slogan

Sprachliche Parallelen

Chaya Hebreiska — 'Liv'
Zan Persiska — 'Kvinna'

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Aktualisiert: 2026-05-02