درخش

Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian درخش (diraxš, “shine; lustre; glister”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɾəxʃ/

Noun

درخش • (daraxš) ? (Hindi spelling दरख़्श)

1. lightning
2. shine, lustre; brilliance, radiance

Derived terms

• دَرَخشاں (daraxšā̃, “shining”)
• دَرَخشانی (daraxšānī, “brightness”)
• دَرَخشانِیَّت (daraxšānīyyat, “consciousness”)
• دَرَخشِندَگی (daraxšindagī, “luminousity”)
• دَرَخشِندَہ (daraxšinda, “radiant”)

References

• “درخش”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.