Terms of affection in Tajikistan

[velvet]

Hi,

I'm writing a novel set in Tajikistan, and I wondered if anyone could help me. In a similar way to the words 'jan' and 'jo' are sometimes used to show affection to the Afghan people, are there any similar terms used in Tajik language?

Thank you!

[Nikkole]

Hello my husband is in Tajikistan. He left for an excercise on 07.14.09 and will be back in a month. This is his second trip there. I will ask him if there is a certain term to mean "affection" and maybe since he is there he can research this for you. I believe the dialect is primarly Russian however a few do speak Tajiki a variety of Persian. If I can get a more affirmative answer I will pass this along. Hopefully this will help

velvet wrote:

Hi,
I'm writing a novel set in Tajikistan, and I wondered if anyone could help me. In a similar way to the words 'jan' and 'jo' are sometimes used to show affection to the Afghan people, are there any similar terms used in Tajik language?
Thank you!

[Hafiz]

velvet wrote:

Hi,
I'm writing a novel set in Tajikistan, and I wondered if anyone could help me. In a similar way to the words 'jan' and 'jo' are sometimes used to show affection to the Afghan people, are there any similar terms used in Tajik language?
Thank you!

Hi! In Tajikistan we use the word "jon" which is pronounced as "John" . For example "Pisarjon" (Pisar=son)

if u have any other question u can contact me: chortut(at)gmail.com

[Hafiz]

Nikkole wrote:

Hello my husband is in Tajikistan. He left for an excercise on 07.14.09 and will be back in a month. This is his second trip there. I will ask him if there is a certain term to mean "affection" and maybe since he is there he can research this for you. I believe the dialect is primarly Russian however a few do speak Tajiki a variety of Persian. If I can get a more affirmative answer I will pass this along. Hopefully this will help
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Hi! The dialect is primarily Tajik not Russian. But while talking street language we use some words which arrives from Russian.

[oliver]

velvet wrote:

Hi,
I'm writing a novel set in Tajikistan, and I wondered if anyone could help me. In a similar way to the words 'jan' and 'jo' are sometimes used to show affection to the Afghan people, are there any similar terms used in Tajik language?
Thank you!

It is Mohabbat

[oliver]

the term for affection is
jon = dear as life
affections means mohabbat

[Marshall Lentini]

"I believe the dialect is primarly Russian however a few do speak Tajiki a variety of Persian"

Amazing. Married to a Tajik, and this is her idea of Tajik national culture.