रवानी (ravaanii)

noun A single sense: the flow, fluency, or smoothness of speech, writing, or movement -- most often heard describing how someone talks or writes.
Sense 1 : flow, fluency (of speech or writing)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: प्रवाह (pravaah), धारा (dhaaraa, mainly physical flow like water)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this word a lot in compliments about writers, poets, and speakers -- उनकी ज़बान में गज़ब की रवानी है (unkii zabaan men gazab kii ravaanii hai, 'there is amazing fluency in their language') is a classic way to praise someone's command of Urdu-inflected Hindi. It carries a slightly literary, poetic flavor even in casual conversation, often used for admiring how words seem to flow effortlessly, like water finding its path.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for प्रवाह (pravaah) by default, but रवानी (ravaanii) has a more spoken, everyday feel and is especially common when praising someone's speech or writing style, as in ज़बान में रवानी है (zabaan men ravaanii hai, 'there is fluency in the language/speech'). 2) It is almost always used with है (hai) or आना (aanaa) (रवानी आना, ravaanii aanaa, 'fluency to come/develop') rather than as a direct object of a strong action verb.
Sample Sentences:
उनकी ज़बान में गज़ब की रवानी है। There is amazing fluency in their language.
(unkii zabaan men gazab kii ravaanii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसकी लेखनी में एक अलग तरह की रवानी है। There is a distinct kind of flow in his writing.
(uskii lekhnii men ek alag tarah kii ravaanii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायर की आवाज़ में जो रवानी थी, वह सबको मोह गई। The fluency that was in the poet's voice enchanted everyone.
(shaayar kii aavaaz men jo ravaanii thii, vah sabko moh gaii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर वह घबराता नहीं, तो उसकी तक़रीर में और रवानी आती। If he hadn't gotten nervous, his speech would have had more flow.
(agar vah ghabraataa nahiin, to uskii taqriir men aur ravaanii aatii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हें लगता है कि उसके निबंध में रवानी की कमी है? Do you think there is a lack of fluency in his essay?
(kyaa tumhen lagtaa hai ki uske nibandh men ravaanii kii kamii hai?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बरसों की मेहनत के बाद ही उसकी उर्दू में यह रवानी आई है। It is only after years of hard work that this fluency has come into his Urdu.
(barson kii mehnat ke baad hii uskii urdoo men yah ravaanii aaii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश मेरी हिंदी में भी ऐसी रवानी होती। I wish my Hindi also had such fluency.
(kaash merii hindii men bhii aisii ravaanii hotii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अपनी रवानी बनाए रखने के लिए वह रोज़ पुरानी ग़ज़लें पढ़ता है। To maintain his fluency, he reads old ghazals every day.
(apnii ravaanii banaae rakhne ke lie vah roz puraanii ghazlen padhtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
भाषण की रवानी को बनाए रखने के लिए बीच-बीच में मत रुको। Don't keep pausing in between, so as to maintain the flow of the speech.
(bhaashan kii ravaanii ko banaae rakhne ke lie biich-biich men mat ruko।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
उनकी नज़्मों की रवानी सुनकर लगता था जैसे शब्द अपने आप बह रहे हों। Hearing the flow of their poems, it felt as if the words were flowing on their own.
(unkii nazmon kii ravaanii sunkar lagtaa thaa jaise shabd apne aap bah rahe hon।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): रवानी (ravaanii)
(sg.f.oblique): रवानी (ravaanii)
(pl.f.direct): रवानियाँ (ravaaniyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): रवानियों (ravaaniyon)