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

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [roː.zíː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [roː.zíː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ruː.zíː]

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 (, 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

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