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duvan

//dǔʋaːn//
Serbo-Croatiannounverb
Ћирилица: дуван ⇄one entry, two scripts

Grammatical form

duvan is the passive past participle form of duvati — “to blow”.

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Definitions

  1. 1.
    tobacco
  2. 2.
    colloquiala cigarette

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دخان (duhân), from Arabic دُخَان (duḵān).

Forms

  • dùvāncanonical • inanimate • masculine
  • ду̀ва̄нcyrillic
  • dùhānalternative • bosnia • croatia
Nominative
Singular
dùvān
Plural
—
Genitive
Singular
duvána
Plural
—
Dative
Singular
duvanu
Plural
—
Accusative
Singular
duvan
Plural
—
Vocative
Singular
duvane
Plural
—
Locative
Singular
duvanu
Plural
—
Instrumental
Singular
duvanom
Plural
—

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