رو

See also: زو

Malay

Alternative forms

• ru
• eru
• ارو

Etymology

Shortened form of eru, from Proto-Malayic *(h)Aru, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)aru, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)aru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)aʀuhu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru/
• Rhymes: -ru, -u

Noun

رو (Rumi spelling ru)

1. Alternative form of ارو

Synonyms

• cemara / چمارا

Pashto

Noun

رو • (rav) f

1. soul, spirit

References

• “رو”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.

Persian

Particle

رو • (ro)

1. (colloquial, Iran, Iranian Persian) Colloquial Iranian form of را (râ)

Noun

رو • (rô)

1. Alternative form of روی (rôy, “zinc”)

Noun

رو • (ru)

1. Alternative form of روی (ruy, “face”)

Preposition

رو • (ru-e)

1. Alternative form of روی (ru-ye, “on, above”)

Verb

رو • (rav)

1. inflection of رفتن (raftan, “to go”):
   1. present stem
   2. second-person singular imperative

Noun

رو • (rav)

1. sigh, groan

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रय (raya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɾɔː/
• Rhymes: -ɔː

Noun

رَو • (rau) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੌ)

1. current, stream; flow
2. wave
3. ravine
4. dry river-bed
5. concentration; attention
6. crowd; mob; horde

Declension

Declension of رو
dir. sg.	رَو (rau)
dir. pl.	رَواں
	singular	plural
direct	رَو (rau)	رَواں
oblique	رَو (rau)	رَواں
vocative	رَوے (raue)	رَوو (rauv)
ablative	رَووں (rauvṉ)	—
locative	رَوے (raue)	رَوِیں (rauiīṉ)
instrumental	رَوے (raue)	رَوِیں (rauiīṉ)

References

• “رو”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “رَو”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz