Наврӯз

Tajik

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *new-

Proto-Indo-European *néwos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *náwas

Proto-Iranian *náwah

Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭪𐭩 (nʿky)

Proto-Indo-European *lewk-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas

Proto-Iranian *ráwčah

Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃 (r-u-c-h)

Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (yʿm)

Middle Persian nwklwc

Classical Persian نَوْروز (nawrōz)

Tajik Наврӯз (Navrüz)

Inherited from Classical Persian نَوْروز (nawrōz). By surface analysis, нав (nav, “new”) +‎ рӯз (rüz, “day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nævˈɾɵːz]

Proper noun

Наврӯз • (Navrüz) (Persian spelling نوروز)

1. Nowruz, New Year in the Iranian/Zoroastrian calendar, celebrated on the Spring Equinox