روانہ

روانہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian روانه‎ (ravâne) from رو‎, the present stem of رفتن‎ (“to go, leave”). Compare Punjabi ਰਵਾਨਾ (ravānā) / روانہ‎ (ravānā), Bengali রওয়ানা (rôoyana), 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 Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.