لوخن

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
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [loː.xǽn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [loː.xǽn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [lʊː.xǽn]

Readings
Classical reading? lōxan
Dari reading? lōxan
Iranian reading? luxan
Tajik reading? lüxan

Noun

لوخن • (luxan) (plural لوخن‌ها (luxan-hâ) or لوخنان (luxanân))

  1. (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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