फ़ानूस

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फ़ानूस

  • /fɑː.nuːs/ Hindi, Standard
  • [fäː.nuːs] Hindi, Standard
  • /pʰɑː.nuːs/ Hindi, Standard
  • [pʰäː.nuːs] Hindi, Standard
  • /pə.nuːs/ Hindi, Standard
  • [pɐ.nuːs] Hindi, Standard
  • /pɑː.nuːs/ Hindi, Standard
  • [päː.nuːs] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَانُوس (fānūs, “lantern”), from Arabic فَانُوس (fānūs, “lantern”), from Ancient Greek φανός (phanós).

noun fānūs · فانوس · फानूस · फनूस · पानूस

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

In English

  • lantern case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light

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MLA

"फ़ानूस." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

फ़ानूस. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8

Chicago

"फ़ानूस." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {फ़ानूस},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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