रोज़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (rōzī, “sustenance”), from Middle Persian lwcyk' (rōzīg), from 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (rōz [YWM], “day”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾoː.ziː/, /ɾoː.d͡ʒiː/

Noun

रोज़ी • (rozī) f (Urdu spelling روزی)

daily bread, sustenance
Synonyms: रोज़ी रोटी (rozī roṭī), दाल रोटी (dāl roṭī)
day job, livelihood

Declension

Declension of रोज़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रोज़ी rozī	रोज़ियाँ roziyā̃
oblique	रोज़ी rozī	रोज़ियों roziyõ
vocative	रोज़ी rozī	रोज़ियो roziyo

Derived terms

रोज़ीदार (rozīdār)

See also

रोज़ (roz)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “rozī”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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