جوانی

Persian

Etymology

From جوان (jawān / javân, young, young person) +‎ ـی ( / -i, suffix forming abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

 

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

Noun

جوانی • (jawānī / javâni) (Tajik spelling ҷавонӣ)

  1. state of youth
    • 2015, Ali Fani, “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

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جوانی (jawānī).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ʋɑː.niː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: جَ‧وا‧نی

Noun

جَوانی • (javānīf (Hindi spelling जवानी)

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