روشنی

Persian

Etymology

From روشن (rowšan, “bright, clear”) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /raw.ʃa.ˈniː/, /roː.ʃa.ˈniː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roː.ʃɑː.níː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roː.ʃɑː.níː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [räw.ʃä.níː], [roː.ʃä.níː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [räw.ʃä.ní], [rʊː.ʃä.ní]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹow.ʃæ.níː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾäw.ʃä.ní], [ɾɵ.ʃä.ní]

Readings
Classical reading?	rawšanī, rōšanī
Dari reading?	rōšānī
Iranian reading?	rowšani
Tajik reading?	ravšani, rüšani

Noun

Dari	روشنی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	равшанӣ

روشنی • (rowšani)

1. brightness
2. clearness
3. clarity

Synonyms

• فروغ (foruġ)

Descendants

• → Bengali: রৌশনী (rōuśoni)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: रोशनी (rośnī)

  Urdu: روشنی (rauśnī)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ (rośnī)

  Shahmukhi script: روشَني

• → Sindhi: روشَنِي (rośanī)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian روشنی (rawšanī, rōšanī).

Noun

رَوشَنی • (rauśanī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ)

1. light, illumination, radiance

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “روشنی”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 973.
• “روشنی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian روشنی (rawšanī, rōšanī). Equivalent to روشن (rauśan) +‎ ـی (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾɔːʃ.niː/, /ɾoːʃ.niː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

رَوشْنی or روشْنی • (rauśnī or rośnī) f (Hindi spelling रोशनी)

1. (computing) brightness
2. light, brightness, illumination
3. sight

Declension

Declension of روشنی

	singular	plural
direct	رَوشْنی (rauśnī)	رَوشْنِیاں (rauśniyā̃)
oblique	رَوشْنی (rauśnī)	رَوشْنِیوں (rauśniyō̃)
vocative	رَوشْنی (rauśnī)	رَوشْنِیو (rauśniyō)

Related terms

• رَوشَن (rauśan)

References

• “روشنی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “روشنی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.