روی

See also: زوی, زوى, روى, زوي, and روي

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwd), 𐫡𐫇𐫏 (rwy /⁠rôy⁠/, “copper, brass”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawdáh (“copper, brass”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawdʰás.

Alternative forms

• رو (rô), رود (rôd) (obsolete)

Noun

روی • (rôy)

1. (archaic) bronze
2. zinc

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwd), 𐫡𐫇𐫏 (rwy /⁠rôy⁠/, “face”), from Proto-Iranian *rauda- (“appearance”) (with semantic shift "growth, development" > "appearance"), from Proto-Iranian *Hraud- (“to grow (bigger)”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow”).

Alternative forms

• رو (ru)

Noun

روی • (ruy)

1. face

Etymology 3

Derived from روی (ruy, "face") (see etymology 2) + ezafe.

Alternative forms

• رو (ru-e)

Preposition

روی • (ruy-e)

1. on, upon
2. above

Usage notes

In formal speech it is sometimes used with بر (bar): بر روی (bar ruy-e).

Etymology 4

Verb

روی • (ruy)

1. present stem form of رستن (rostan, “to grow”)
2. present stem form of روییدن (ruyidan)

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Arabic رَوِيّ (rawiyy).

Noun

روی • (ravi)

1. the last letter of a distich, in which all the verses in the same poem terminate

Etymology 6

Noun

روی • (ravi)

1. journey, progress

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रवि (ravi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾə.ʋiː/

Noun

روی • (ravi) m (Hindi spelling रवि)

1. sun

   Synonyms: خورشید (xvuršed), سورج (sūraj), سوریہ (sūrya), شمس (śams)

Derived terms

• رویوار (ravivār)