रोक

Hindi

Etymology

From the stem of रोकना (roknā, “to stop”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾoːk/

Noun

रोक • (rok) f (Urdu spelling روک‎)

1. stop; stopping, halt
2. barrier, obstacle
3. ban, prohibition

   सरकार ने सिगरेट की बिकरी पर रोक लगाने का सोचा है।

   sarkār ne sigreṭ kī bikrī par rok lagāne kā socā hai.

   The government has considered putting a ban on cigarette-selling.

   Synonyms: निषेध (niṣedh), मनाही (manāhī)

Declension

Declension of रोक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रोक rok	रोकें rokẽ
oblique	रोक rok	रोकों rokõ
vocative	रोक rok	रोको roko

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬭᭀᬓ (Balinese script)
• ৰোক (Assamese script)
• রোক (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰺𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑁄𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌰𑍋𑌕 (Grantha script)
• રોક (Gujarati script)
• ꦫꦺꦴꦏ (Javanese script)
• រោក (Khmer script)
• ರೋಕ (Kannada script)
• ໂຣກ (Lao script)
• 𑘨𑘻𑘎 (Modi script)
• ရောက (Burmese script)
• 𑐬𑑀𑐎 (Newa script)
• ରୋକ (Oriya script)
• ꢬꣂꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆾𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖺𑖎 (Siddham script)
• రోక (Telugu script)
• โรก (Thai script)
• རོཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒼𑒏 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *rawkás, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-ó-s, from *lewk- (“to shine, bright”). Cognate with Latin lūx, Russian луч (luč, “light”), Persian روشن‎ (rowšan), Old English lēoht (whence English light).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐw.kɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɾoː.kɐ/

Noun

रोक • (roká) m

1. light, lustre, brightness
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.06.07:

     दिवश्चिदा ते रुचयन्त रोका उषो विभातीरनु भासि पूर्वीः।

     divaścidā te rucayanta rokā uṣo vibhātīranu bhāsi pūrvīḥ.

     F the sky thy brilliant lights shone hither: thou hast beamed through many a radiant morning

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रोक (roká)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रोकः rokáḥ	रोकौ rokaú	रोकाः / रोकासः¹ rokā́ḥ / rokā́saḥ¹
Vocative	रोक róka	रोकौ rókau	रोकाः / रोकासः¹ rókāḥ / rókāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रोकम् rokám	रोकौ rokaú	रोकान् rokā́n
Instrumental	रोकेण rokéṇa	रोकाभ्याम् rokā́bhyām	रोकैः / रोकेभिः¹ rokaíḥ / rokébhiḥ¹
Dative	रोकाय rokā́ya	रोकाभ्याम् rokā́bhyām	रोकेभ्यः rokébhyaḥ
Ablative	रोकात् rokā́t	रोकाभ्याम् rokā́bhyām	रोकेभ्यः rokébhyaḥ
Genitive	रोकस्य rokásya	रोकयोः rokáyoḥ	रोकाणाम् rokā́ṇām
Locative	रोके roké	रोकयोः rokáyoḥ	रोकेषु rokéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

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Shina

Etymology

From Sanskrit रोग (róga).

Noun

रोक (rōk) (Perso-Arabic روک‎)

1. (Drasi) disease

See also

• (Gilgiti) رگوٹو‎ (rogōtŭ, “illness”)