راوی
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَاوٍ (rāwin).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɾaː.ˈwiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [rɑː.wíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹɒː.víː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɾɔ.ví]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | rāwī |
| Dari reading? | rāwī |
| Iranian reading? | râvi |
| Tajik reading? | rovi |
Noun
راوی • (râvi) (plural رواة (ravât), or راویان (râviyân))
- (literature) narrator (of a novel, etc.)
- (historical) court minstrel
- Synonym: مطرب (motreb)
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit इरावती (irāvatī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɾäː.ʋiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: را‧وی
Proper noun
راوی • (rāvī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਾਵੀ)
- Ravi (a river in Punjab, Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Himachal Pradesh and the state of Punjab in India)
Descendants
- → Urdu: راوی (rāvī)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “irāvatī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 824