রোকসানা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• রুকসানা (rukśana), রুখসানা (rukhśana), রোখসানা (rōkhśana)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian رکسانه (roksânâ), from Ancient Greek Ῥωξάνη (Rhōxánē), from Bactrian *Rauxšnā (“shining, radiant, brilliant”), from Proto-Iranian *ráwxšnaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwkšnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂ (“moon”), from *lewk- (“to shine, be bright; to see”). Doublet of রওশন (roōśon), রোজ (rōj), রোজা (rōja), রোজগার (rōjogar), রুজি (ruji), রিজিক (rijik), লোচন (lōcon), আলোচনা (alōcona), আলো (alō), রুচি (ruci), রুচা (ruca), রুচ্য (rucco), রোচক (rōcok), লোক (lōk), লাখ (lakh), লক্ষ্য (lokkkho), লক্ষ্মী (lokkhi), and লক্ষ্মণ (lokkhon).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /roksana/, [ˈroksanaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹoksana/, [ɹoksanaˑ]

Proper noun

রোকসানা • (rōkśana)

1. a female given name, Roksana or Rokhsana, from Persian