𐭩𐭥𐭬

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

  • 𐭫𐭥𐭰 (lwc, “rōč”)

Etymology

    From Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨 (r-u-c /⁠raučah-⁠/, “day”), from Proto-Iranian *ráwčah (compare Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬀𐬵 (raocah, “light, day”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas (compare Sanskrit रोचते (rocate, “to shine, to be bright”)), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright, to shine, to see”) (compare English light).

    Logogram from Aramaic 𐡉𐡅𐡌 (yawm, “day”).

    Noun

    𐭩𐭥𐭬 • (YWM /rōz/)

    1. day

    Derived terms

    • [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwcyk' /⁠rōzīg⁠/, “daily bread, sustenance”)
    • [Book Pahlavi needed] (nwklwc /⁠nōgrōz⁠/)

    Descendants

    • Classical Persian: روز (rōz)
      • → Bengali: রোজ (rōj)
      • → Old Gujarati: रोज (roja)
      • → Hindustani:
        Hindi: रोज़ (roz)
        Urdu: روز (roz)
      • → Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਰੋਜ਼ (roz)
        Shahmukhi script: روز (roz)
      • → Telugu: రోజు (rōju)
      • → Tamil: ரோஜ் (rōj)
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