روان

See also: زوان‎

Persian

Etymology 1

رو‎ (rav-) + ـان‎ (-ân); the first part is the present stem of رفتن‎ (raftan).

Adjective

روان • (ravân) (comparative روان‌تر‎, superlative روان‌ترین‎)

  1. fluid
  2. flowing
  3. fluent

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian lwbʾn (ruwān, “soul”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian rwʾn (ruwān, “soul”) and Manichaean Parthian ʾrwʾn‎ (arwān, “soul”), from Avestan 𐬎𐬭𐬬𐬀𐬥‎ (urvan-, “soul, self”).

Noun

روان • (ravân) (plural روان‌ها‎ (ravân-hâ))

  1. soul
  2. spirit
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • روانی‎ (ravâni)
  • روان‌پریش‎ (ravân-pariš)
  • روان‌پریشی‎ (ravân-pariši)
  • روان‌کاو‎ (ravân-kâvi)
  • روان‌کاوی‎ (ravân-kâvi)
  • روان‌پزشک‎ (ravân-pezešk)
  • روان‌پزشکی‎ (ravân-pezeški)
  • روان‌شناس‎ (ravân-šenâs)
  • روان‌شناسی‎ (ravân-šenâsi)

Proper noun

روان • (ravân)

  1. A female given name, Ravan.
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