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/)

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

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