روشنی

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (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]

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

Descendants

  • → Bengali: রৌশনী (rōuśoni)
  • → Urdu: روشنی (rauśnī)

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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)

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, 2025.
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