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)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: रोज़ (roz)

    Urdu: روز (roz)

  • → Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਰੋਜ਼ (roz)

    Shahmukhi script: روز (roz)

  • → Telugu: రోజు (rōju)
  • → Tamil: ரோஜ் (rōj)
  • → Gujarati: રોજ (roj)
  • → Bengali: রোজ (rōj)
  • Modern Persian:
    • Dari: روز (rōz)
    • Iranian Persian: روز (ruz)
    • Tajik: рӯз (rüz)
      • → Yagnobi: рӯз (rüz)