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ishan

ishan noun: title of Sufi leaders in Central Asia.

Noun

ishan (plural ishans)

  1. Title of Sufi leaders in Central Asia.

Proper noun capitalized: Ishan

Ishan

  1. (Hinduism) One of the aspects of the god Shiva.

Forms of ishan

pluralishans
alternative formīshān

Origin of ishan

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

Borrowed from Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “wealthy”).

Words formed from ishan

  • ishanate

Questions about ishan

What does ishan mean?
Ishan means title of Sufi leaders in Central Asia.
What part of speech is ishan?
Ishan can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of ishan?
The plural of ishan is ishans.

Words near ishan in the dictionary

  1. Ishaan
  2. Ishak
  3. Ishaks
  4. Isham
  5. Ishams
  6. ishan
  7. Ishango
  8. Ishango bone
  9. Ishani
  10. ishans
  11. Ishaq

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ishan (page history and authors); Ishan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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