𐭩𐭥𐭬

Middle Persian

Alternative forms
  • 𐭫𐭥𐭰‎ (lwc, “rōč”)

Etymology

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

𐭩𐭥𐭬 • (yʿm rōz)

  1. day

Derived terms
  • lwcyk' (rōzīg, “daily bread, sustenance”)

Descendants
  • Persian: روز‎ (rôz)
  • Tajik: рӯз (rüz)
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