𐭩𐭥𐭬

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Middle Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨 (r-u-c /⁠raučah-⁠/, day), from Proto-Iranian *ráwčah (compare Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬀𐬵 (raocah, light, day)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas (compare Sanskrit रोचते (rocate, to shine, to be bright)), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (bright, to shine, to see) (compare English light).

    Logogram from Aramaic 𐡉𐡅𐡌 (yawm, day).

    Noun

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    𐭩𐭥𐭬 (YWM /rōz/)

    1. day

    Derived terms

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    • [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwcyk' /⁠rōzīg⁠/, daily bread, sustenance)
    • [Book Pahlavi needed] (nwklwc /⁠nōgrōz⁠/)

    Descendants

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