لوخن

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lowk-s-neh₂ (“moon”), which is derived from *lewk-. Cognates include Old Armenian լուսին (lusin, “moon”), Proto-Slavic *luna and Old Latin losna.

Noun

لوخن • (lūxan) (plural لوخنان‎ (lūxanân))

  1. (archaic) the Moon.
    • c. 1200, Mowlavi, Spiritual Couplets :
      چندانکه خواهی جنگ کن یا گرم کن تهدیدها/ میدان که دور لوخن است بهر چه مینالی ایا؟‎
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