روزی

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See also: زوري

Persian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Persian lwcyk' (rōzīg, daily bread, sustenance), from 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (rōz [YWM], day). Compare Old Armenian ռոճիկ (ṙočik), Old Georgian როჭი (roč̣i), როჭიკი (roč̣iḳi), Classical Syriac ܪܘܙܝܩܐ (rōzīqā), ܪܙܩܐ (rezqā), Arabic رِزْق (rizq), all Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? rōzī
Dari reading? rōzī
Iranian reading? ruzi
Tajik reading? rüzī

Noun[edit]

Dari روزی
Iranian Persian
Tajik рӯзӣ

روزی (ruzi)

  1. sustenance, daily bread
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Bengali: রুজি (ruji)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: रोज़ी (rozī)
    Urdu: روزی (rozī)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਰੋਜ਼ੀ (rozī)
    Shahmukhi script: روزی (rozī)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Classical Persian روز (rōz, day) + ـی (, indefinite suffix)

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? rōzē
Dari reading? rōzē
Iranian reading? ruzi
Tajik reading? rüze

Adverb[edit]

روزی (rōzē or ruzi)

  1. someday

References[edit]