روشن

Libyan Arabic

Etymology

From Persian روزن‎ (rowzan), روزنه‎ (rowzane).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːʃən/

Noun

روشن (rōšan) m (plural رواشن‎ (rwāšin))

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Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian lwšn' (rōšn, “light; bright, light”) or derived from Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬑𐬱𐬥𐬀‎ (raoxšna), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂ (“moon”). Doublet of رخشان‎ (raxšân, “bright”) and لوخن‎ (loxan, “moon, moonlight”).

Cognates include Latin lūna, Armenian լուսին (lusin), Old Church Slavonic лоуна (luna).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾawʃan/

 

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾawʃan/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾawʃan/
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): /ɾoːʃan/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾowʃæn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɾavʃan/

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Adjective

Dari	روشن
Iranian Persian
Tajik	равшан (ravšan)

روشن • (rowšan) (comparative روشن‌تَر‎ (rowšan-tar), superlative روشن‌تَرین‎ (rowšan-tarin))

1. light
2. lit
3. alight
4. bright
5. clear
6. on

Antonyms

• خاموش‎ (xâmuš)

Derived terms

• روشن کردن‎ (rowšan kardan)
• روشنی‎ (rowšani)

Descendants

• → Bengali: রওশন (roōśon)
• → Gujarati: રોશન (rośan)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: रौशन (rauśan), रोशन (rośan)
  • Urdu: روشن‎ (rauśan, rośan)
• → Punjabi: rauśan, rośan

  Gurmukhi: ਰੋਸ਼ਨ

  Shahmukhi: روشن‎

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “rōšn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 72.

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian روشن‎ (rowšan).

Adjective

رَوشَن • (rauśan) (Hindi spelling रौशन)

1. light
2. lit
3. alight
4. illuminated
5. bright
6. shining
7. splendid
8. luminous

Related terms

• روشنی‎ (rauśnī)