رو

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

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Pashto

Noun

رو • (rav) f

1. soul, spirit

References

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

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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”)
2. Alternative form of روی‎ (rôy, “face”)

Preposition

رو • (rô-e)

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

Verb

رو • (ro)

1. inflection of رفتن‎:
   1. present stem
   2. second-person singular imperative

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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 (ravāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	رَو‎ (rau)	رَواں‎ (ravāṉ)
oblique	رَو‎ (rau)	رَواں‎ (ravāṉ)
vocative	رَوے‎ (raue)	رَوو‎ (rauo)
ablative	رَووں‎ (rauoṉ)	—
locative	رَوے‎ (raue)	رَوِیں‎ (raviyṉ)
instrumental	رَوے‎ (raue)	رَویں‎ (raueṉ)

References

• “رو‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “رَو‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz