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)

1. departed, set off
2. 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)

1. pass, permit
2. custom house passport

Declension

Declension of روانہ
	singular	plural
direct	روانہ (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, 2024.