रोजा

Old Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian روزه (roza). Compare Old Punjabi ਰੋਜਾ (rojā).

Noun

रोजा (rojā)

  1. (Islam) the Ramadan fast, sawm

Descendants

  • Hindustani: rozā
    Hindi: रोज़ा
    Urdu: روزَہ

Further reading

  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 562
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