روانہ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian روانه (rawāna), from رو (raw), the present stem of رفتن (raftan, “to go, leave”). Compare Punjabi ਰਵਾਨਾ (ravānā) / روانہ (ravānā), Bengali রওয়ানা (roōẇana), Marathi रवाना (ravānā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾə.ʋɑː.nɑː/
Adjective
روانہ • (ravānā) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling रवाना)
- departed, set off
- Antonym: آمدہ (āmada)
- dispatched, sent off
Derived terms
- روانہ کرنا (ravānā karnā, “to dispatch, to send off”)
- روانہ ہونا (ravānā honā, “to depart, to set off”)
Related terms
- روانگی (ravāngī)
Noun
روانہ • (ravānā) m (Hindi spelling रवाना)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | روانَہ (ravānah) | روانے (ravāne) |
| oblique | روانے (ravāne) | روانوں (ravānõ) |
| vocative | روانے (ravāne) | روانو (ravāno) |
References
- “روانہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.