رَوشْنی
rauśnīfeminine
In Urdu, light is رَوشْنی (rauśnī). Wiktionary also lists روشْنی (rośnī) and پْرَکَاش (prakāś).
Meaning: visible light, brightness (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| رَوشْنی | rauśnī | feminine |
| روشْنی | rośnī | feminine |
| پْرَکَاش | prakāś | masculine |
| پَرْکَاش | parkāś | masculine |
| نُور | nūr | masculine |
The term is used to describe light.
Which one should you use?
While رَوشْنی is the standard word for physical light, نُور is often used to refer to divine, spiritual or celestial light.
How does it change in a sentence?
رَوشْنی is a feminine noun, so any adjectives describing it must also be in the feminine form. Conversely, نُور is a masculine noun, so any adjectives describing it must be in the masculine form.
How do you pronounce it?
rauśnī
Did you know?
- Unlike the English word 'light' which can mean 'not heavy', the Urdu words for electromagnetic waves like رَوشْنی and نُور have no connection to weight.
- The word نُور is used in many common Urdu idioms, such as 'the light of my eyes', to express deep affection for a child or a loved one.
- The word نُور is a loanword from Arabic and retains its spiritual weight across several different languages in South Asia.
Example sentences for Urdu are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Omar and Fatima are in a dark room.
- عمر Omarیہاں رَوشْنی نہیں ہے۔Yahan roshni nahi hai.There is no light here.
- فاطمہ Fatimaکیا آپ سوئچ دیکھ سکتے ہیں؟Kya aap switch dekh sakte hain?Can you see the switch?
- عمر Omarہاں، اب رَوشْنی آ گئی۔Haan, ab roshni aa gayi.Yes, now the light is on.
- فاطمہ Fatimaشکر ہے، اب سب نظر آ رہا ہے۔Shukr hai, ab sab nazar aa raha hai.Thank goodness, now everything is visible.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “light” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
