Nowruz

English

Etymology

From Persian نوروز (nowruz), from نو (now, new) + روز (ruz, day), cognate with the English phrase "new light".

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Now‧ruz
  • (UK) IPA(key): /nəʊ̯ˈɹuːz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /noʊ̯ˈɹuz/
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Proper noun

Nowruz

  1. New Year in the Iranian/Zoroastrian calendar, celebrated on the spring equinox.

Alternative forms

Nouruz, Norouz, Norooz, Narooz, Nawruz, Newroz, Newruz, Nauruz, Nawroz, Noruz, Nohrooz, Novruz, Nauroz, Navroz, Naw-Rúz, Nowroj, Navroj, Nevruz, Navruz, Navrez, Nooruz, Nauryz, Nevruz, Nowrouz, Nowroze, Naurus, Noroose, Norose, Nauros, Nauroze, Nowroz

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