اوروج

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Vulgarized form of Classical Persian روزه (roza, “fasting”), from Middle Persian 𐫡𐫇𐫝𐫃 (rwcg /⁠rōzag⁠/, “fast, fasting”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ráwčakah (“fasting”). Cognate with Azerbaijani oruc, Kazakh ораза (oraza), Kyrgyz орозо (orozo), Tatar ураза (uraza), and Uzbek roʻza.

Noun

اوروج • (oruc) (definite accusative اوروجی (orucu), plural اوروجلر (oruclar))

  1. (in general) fasting, abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food
    Synonym: صوم (savm)
  2. (specifically, Islam) sawm, saum, the ritual practice of fasting and the third of the five pillars of Islam
    Synonym: صوم (savm)

Derived terms

  • اوروج آچمق (oruc açmak, “to break the fast”)
  • اوروج بوزمق (oruc bozmak, “to break the fast”)
  • اوروج طوتمق (oruc tutmak, “to observe the fast”)
  • اوروج طیانمق (oruc dayanmak, “to support the fast”)
  • اوروج كونی (oruc günü, “fasting day”)
  • اوروجسز (orucsuz, “that's not keeping the fast”)
  • اوروجلو (oruclu, “keeping the fast”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: oruç

Further reading

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