رو

See also: زو

Malay

Noun

رو (plural رو-رو or رو٢)

1. Jawi spelling of ru.‎

Pashto

Noun

رو • (rav) f

1. soul, spirit

References

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

Persian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈraw/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räw]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räw]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [räw]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [räw]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹow]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾäw]

Readings
Classical reading?	raw
Dari reading?	raw
Iranian reading?	row
Tajik reading?	rav

Noun

رو • (raw / row) (Tajik spelling рав)

1. sigh, groan

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈraw/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räw]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räw]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [roː], [r]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rʊː], [r]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹow]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹow]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ɹo], [ɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾäw]

Readings
Classical reading?	raw
Dari reading?	raw
Iranian reading?	row
Tajik reading?	rav

Verb

رو • (raw / row) (Tajik spelling рав)

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

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈroː/, /ˈruː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roː], [ruː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roː], [ruː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [roː], [ruː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rʊː], [ru]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹuː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɵ], [ɾu]

Readings
Classical reading?	rō, rū
Dari reading?	rō, rū
Iranian reading?	ru
Tajik reading?	rü, ru

Noun

رو • (rō / ru) (Tajik spelling рӯ)

1. alternative form of روی (rōy / ruy, “face”)

Preposition

رو • (rō / ru) (Tajik spelling рӯ)

1. (with ezafe) alternative form of روی (rō-yi / ru-ye, “on, above”)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈroː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [roː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rʊː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹuː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɵ]

Readings
Classical reading?	rō
Dari reading?	rō
Iranian reading?	ru
Tajik reading?	rü

Noun

رو • (rō / ru) (Tajik spelling рӯ)

1. alternative form of روی (rōy / ruy, “zinc”)

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹo]

Readings
Iranian reading?	ro

Particle

رو • (ro)

1. (colloquial, Iran) Tehrani form of را (râ)

Further reading

• Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “رو”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, pages 195, 197
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “رو”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “رو”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Punjabi

Etymology 1

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

	singular	plural
direct	رَو (rau)	رَواں
oblique	رَو (rau)	رَواں
vocative	رَوے (raue)	رَوو (rauv)
ablative	رَووں (rauvṉ)	—
locative	رَوی (rauy)	رَوِیں (rauiīṉ)
instrumental	رَوے (raue)	رَوِیں (rauiīṉ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɾoː/

Verb

رو • (ro)

1. inflection of روݨا (roṇā, “to cry”):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular familiar imperative

References

• “رو”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “رَو”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]