फ़ानूस

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • फानूस (phānūs), फनूस (phanūs), पानूस (pānūs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَانُوس (fānūs, “lantern”), itself from Arabic فَانُوس (fānūs, “lantern”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /fɑː.nuːs/, [fäː.nuːs], /pʰɑː.nuːs/, [pʰäː.nuːs], /pʰɑː.nuːs/, [pʰäː.nuːs], /pə.nuːs/, [pɐ.nuːs], /pɑː.nuːs/, [päː.nuːs]

Noun

फ़ानूस • (fānūs) m (Urdu spelling فانوس)

  1. lantern
  2. beacon, lighthouse
  3. glass shade (of lamp, candlestick etc.)
  4. chandelier
  5. (figuratively) enlightened; open-minded

References

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