-jon / -xon

Warm Name Endings -jon and -xon

Level 3

Add -jon to a name or family word to sound warm: Dilnozajon, onajon (dear mother). Add -xon to a woman's name for respect: Nodiraxon.

How It Works

Uzbek speakers often add a small ending to a name when they speak to someone they love or respect. The two most common are -jon and -xon.

-jon: dear. The word jon means "soul" or "dear", and -jon makes a name or family word warm and affectionate. It is used for men and women and for children and adults:

  • Dilnozajon, Aziz → Azizjon
  • onajon (dear mother), dadajon (dear dad), akajon (dear brother), bolajon (dear child)

-xon: respect. -xon adds polite respect. Today it is used mostly with women's names: Nodiraxon, Mohiraxon, qalaysiz? (Mohira, how are you?). It also appears in onaxon (respected mother).

Word order. These endings come right after the word and before possessive and case endings: ona + jon + im = onajonim (my dear mother), bolajonlarim (my dear children).

Spelling. Write them as part of the word, with no space or hyphen: Dilnozajon, not "Dilnoza jon". The official spelling rules show names like Salomjon and Yelpigʻichxon.

Part of the name. Many names already contain these endings, such as Alijon or Ahmadjon. In that case they are simply the person's name. Otherwise, the endings are for addressing or talking about other people. You do not add them to your own name.

Other ways to be polite. After a name you will also hear aka (for an older man) and opa (for an older woman): Rustam aka, Nodira opa. For respect toward one person, see also the plural of respect.

Examples (5)

  1. Dilnozajon, choy ichasizmi?

    Dilnoza dear, would you like some tea?

    Word by Word: Dilnoza-dear, tea drink-you-?

    -jon makes the question warm and friendly.

  2. Akajon, menga yordam bering.

    Dear brother, please help me.

    Word by Word: Brother-dear, me-to help give.

    -jon on a family word.

  3. Onajonim, sizni juda sogʻindim.

    Mother dear, I have missed you so much.

    Word by Word: Mother-dear-my, you-the very missed-I.

    -jon comes before the possessive -im.

  4. Nodiraxon, qalaysiz?

    Nodira, how are you?

    Word by Word: Nodira-respected, how-are-you?

    -xon shows respect to a woman.

  5. Bolajonlarim, kechki ovqat tayyor!

    Children dear, dinner is ready!

    Word by Word: Child-dear-plural-my, evening food ready!

    -jon, then -lar, then -im.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing -jon as a separate word.

    Dilnoza jon, qalaysiz?
    Dilnozajon, qalaysiz?

    The ending joins the name directly, with no space or hyphen.

  • Adding -jon to your own name when introducing yourself.

    Mening ismim Dilnozajon. (said by Dilnoza)
    Mening ismim Dilnoza.

    -jon shows the speaker's warmth toward someone else. Use it only if -jon is part of your actual name, as in Alijon.

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-jon / -xonLevel 3Warm Name Endings -jon and -xon

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Builds on The Plural of Respect.