جوانی

Persian

Etymology

From جوان (javân, “young, young person”) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒa.wɑː.ˈniː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.wɑː.níː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæ.vɒː.níː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.vɔ.ní]

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

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”‎^[1]:

     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

Related terms

• جوان (jvān)