रोज़ा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian روزه (rōza). First attested as Old Hindi रोजा (rojā). Compare Assamese ৰোজা (rüza), Bengali রোজা (rōja), Gujarati રોજો (rojo), Marathi रोजा (rojā), Punjabi ਰੋਜ਼ਾ (rozā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾoː.zɑː/, [ɾoː.zäː], /ɾoː.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɾoː.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

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रोज़ा (rozām (Urdu spelling روزَہ)

  1. fast (abstinence from food)
    Synonyms: व्रत (vrat), उपवास (upvās)
  2. (Islam) the fast during the month of Ramadan

Declension

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Further reading

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