جوانی

Persian

Etymology

جوان (javân, young, young person) + ـی (-i)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.wɑː.níː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.wɑː.níː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.wɔː.ní]

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

Noun

Dari جوانی
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷавонӣ

جوانی • (javâni)

  1. state of youth
    • 2015, Ali Fani (lyrics and music), “Be Tâ-hâ, be Yâ-sin”:
      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 • (javānī) f (Hindi spelling जवानी)

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