रोज़ा
See also: रंज, राज्, राज, राज़, राजा, राजि, रोज, रोज़, and रोजा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian روزه (roza). First attested as Old Hindi रोजा (rojā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾoː.zɑː/, [ɾoː.zäː], /ɾoː.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɾoː.d͡ʒäː]
Noun
रोज़ा • (rozā) m (Urdu spelling روزَہ)
- fast (abstinence from food)
- Synonyms: व्रत (vrat), उपवास (upvās)
- (Islam) the fast during the month of Ramadan
Declension
Declension of रोज़ा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रोज़ा rozā | रोज़े roze |
| oblique | रोज़े roze | रोज़ों rozõ |
| vocative | रोज़े roze | रोज़ो rozo |
Further reading
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “roza”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 656
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “रोजा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4214
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रोज़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 872
- Platts, John T. (1884), “روزه”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 605
- “रोज़ा”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.