جوانی

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Persian

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Etymology

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From جوان (javân, young, young person) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? jawānī
Dari reading? jawānī
Iranian reading? javâni
Tajik reading? javoni

Noun

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Dari جوانی
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷавонӣ

جوانی (javâni)

  1. state of youth
    • 2015, Ali Fani (lyrics and music), “Be Tâ-hâ, be Yâ-sin”‎[1]:
      و این زندگانی فانی، جوانی خوشی‌های امروز این‌جا، به افسوس بسیار فردا نیرزد
      va in zendegâni-ye fâni, javâni, xoši-hâ-ye emruz-o injâ, be afsus-e besyâr-e fardâ na-yarzad
      and this transitory course of life, youth, the happiness of today and here, is not worth the great regret of tomorrow

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian جوانی (jawānī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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جَوانی (javānīf (Hindi spelling जवानी)

  1. youth
  2. adolescence
  3. puberty
  4. manhood
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