lwšn'

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Old Persian [script needed] (*ráuxšna), from Proto-Iranian *ráwxšnaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwkšnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Compare Latin lūna, Armenian լուսին (lusin), Old Church Slavonic лоуна (luna).‏

Adjective

lwšn' • (rōšn)

bright

Descendants

Persian: روشن‎ (rowšan)
- → Hindi: रौशन (rauśan), रोशन (rośan)
- → Urdu: روشن‎ (rauśan, rośan)

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