रोज़ा

See also: रंज, राज्, राज, राज़, राजा, राजि, रोज, रोज़, and रोजा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (rōza). First attested as Old Hindi रोजा (rojā). Compare Assamese ৰোজা (rüza), Bengali রোজা (rōja), Gujarati રોજો (rojo), Marathi रोजा (rojā), Punjabi ਰੋਜ਼ਾ (rozā).

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 ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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