فانوس
Arabic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φανός (phanós, “lantern”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faː.nuːs/
Noun
فَانُوس • (fānūs) m (plural فَوَانِيس (fawānīs))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فَانُوس fānūs |
الْفَانُوس al-fānūs |
فَانُوس fānūs |
| nominative | فَانُوسٌ fānūsun |
الْفَانُوسُ al-fānūsu |
فَانُوسُ fānūsu |
| accusative | فَانُوسًا fānūsan |
الْفَانُوسَ al-fānūsa |
فَانُوسَ fānūsa |
| genitive | فَانُوسٍ fānūsin |
الْفَانُوسِ al-fānūsi |
فَانُوسِ fānūsi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | فَانُوسَيْن fānūsayn |
الْفَانُوسَيْن al-fānūsayn |
فَانُوسَيْ fānūsay |
| nominative | فَانُوسَانِ fānūsāni |
الْفَانُوسَانِ al-fānūsāni |
فَانُوسَا fānūsā |
| accusative | فَانُوسَيْنِ fānūsayni |
الْفَانُوسَيْنِ al-fānūsayni |
فَانُوسَيْ fānūsay |
| genitive | فَانُوسَيْنِ fānūsayni |
الْفَانُوسَيْنِ al-fānūsayni |
فَانُوسَيْ fānūsay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فَوَانِيس fawānīs |
الْفَوَانِيس al-fawānīs |
فَوَانِيس fawānīs |
| nominative | فَوَانِيسُ fawānīsu |
الْفَوَانِيسُ al-fawānīsu |
فَوَانِيسُ fawānīsu |
| accusative | فَوَانِيسَ fawānīsa |
الْفَوَانِيسَ al-fawānīsa |
فَوَانِيسَ fawānīsa |
| genitive | فَوَانِيسَ fawānīsa |
الْفَوَانِيسِ al-fawānīsi |
فَوَانِيسِ fawānīsi |
Descendants
- → Amharic: ፋኑስ (fanus)
- → Dongolawi: fānū́s
- → Ottoman Turkish: فانوس, ֆանուս (fanus) — Armeno-Turkish
- Turkish: fanus
- → Swahili: fanusi
- → Tigre: ፋኑስ (fanus)
- → Tigrinya: ፋኑስ (fanus)
- → Uyghur: پانۇس (panus)
Kohistani Shina
Noun
فانوس (fānūs)
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- ֆանուս (fanus) — Armeno-Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَانُوس (fānūs), which in turn derives from Ancient Greek φανός (phanós, “lantern”).
Noun
فانوس • (fanus)
Descendants
- Turkish: fanus
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “fanus”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1544
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “فانوس”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 884
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Laterna”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[2], Vienna, column 919
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “فانوس”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[3], Vienna, column 3459
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “fanus”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فانوس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[4], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1362
Persian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek φανός (phanós, “lantern”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /faː.ˈnuːs/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fɑː.núːs]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fɒː.núːs]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fɔ.nús]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | fānūs |
| Dari reading? | fānūs |
| Iranian reading? | fânus |
| Tajik reading? | fonus |
Noun
| Dari | فانوس |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | фонус |
فانوس • (fânus) (plural فانوس‌ها (-fânus-hâ))
Derived terms
- فانوس دریایی (fânus-e daryâyi)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian فانوس (fānūs, “lantern”), itself from Arabic فَانُوس (fānūs, “lantern”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fɑː.nuːs/
- Rhymes: -uːs
- Hyphenation: فا‧نُوس
Noun
فانُوس • (fānūs) m (Hindi spelling फ़ानूस)
- chandelier
- lamp
- glass cover, plant cover
- (figuratively) open-minded person
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | فانُوس (fānūs) | فانُوس (fānūs) |
| oblique | فانُوس (fānūs) | فانُوسوں (fānūsõ) |
| vocative | فانُوس (fānūs) | فانُوسو (fānūso) |