روزی

See also: زوري

Persian

Etymology 1

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
 

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

Noun
Dari روزی
Iranian Persian
Tajik рӯзӣ

روزی • (ruzi)

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

Etymology 2

From Classical Persian روز (rōz, “day”) + ـی (-ē, “indefinite suffix”)

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [roː.zéː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [roː.zéː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [rʊː.zéː]

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

Adverb

روزی • (rōzē or ruzi)

  1. someday

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “ռոճիկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 145–146
  • Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, § 129, pages 139–140
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 234
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 72
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