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Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Iranian *luxšáh, Proto-Indo-Iranian *lukšás, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂ (“moon”), derived from the root *lewk- (“bright, to shine, to see”).
Cognates include Old Armenian լուսին (lusin, “moon”), Proto-Slavic *luna and Old Latin losna.
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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lōxan
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| Dari reading?
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lōxan
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| Iranian reading?
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luxan
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| Tajik reading?
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lüxan
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Noun
لوخن • (luxan) (plural لوخنها (luxan-hâ) or لوخنان (luxanân))
- (literary, obsolete) moon, moonlight
- Synonyms: ماه (mâh), مهتاب (mahtâb)
c. 1200,
Mowlavi,
Spiritual Couplets :
- چندانکه خواهی جنگ کن یا گرم کن تهدیدها
میدان که دور لوخن است بهر چه مینالی ایا؟- čandânki xwâhî jang kun yâ garm kun tahdid-hâ
maydân ki dowr-î luxan ast, bahr-î če menâlî ayâ?
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