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روزہ

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See also: روزه

Old Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian روزه (roza). Compare Old Hindi रोजा (rojā).

Noun

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روزَہ (rozahm (Gurmukhi ਰੋਜਾ)

  1. (Islam) the Muslim fast of Ramadan

Descendants

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  • Punjabi: rozā
    Gurmukhi script: ਰੋਜ਼ਾ
    Shahmukhi script: روزہ

Further reading

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  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਰੋਜਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 256
  • ਰੋਜਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024

Pahari-Potwari

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Borrowed from Classical Persian روزه (roza). First attested as Old Punjabi روزَہ (rozah).

Noun

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روزہ (rozah)

  1. fast (abstinence from food)

Punjabi

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Western Panjabi Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian روزه (roza). First attested as Old Punjabi روزَہ (rozah).

Noun

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روزہ (rozām (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੋਜ਼ਾ)

  1. fast (abstinence from food)
    Synonyms: فاقہ (fākā), ورت (varat)
  2. (Islam) the fast during the month of Ramadan

Urdu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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First attested in c. 1657 as Middle Hindi روزہ (roza),[1] borrowed from Classical Persian روزَه (rōza).

Noun

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روزَہ (rozam (Hindi spelling रोज़ा)

  1. fast (abstention from food)
  2. (Islam) sawm (abstaining from food, drink and sex)
  3. (by extension):
    1. the month of Ramadan
    2. a day in the month of Ramadan
  4. (rare) starvation
Declension
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    Declension of روزہ
singular plural
direct روزَہ (rozah) روزے (roze)
oblique روزے (roze) روزوں (rozõ)
vocative روزے (roze) روزو (rozo)

Etymology 2

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By surface analysis, روز (roz, day) +‎ ہ (h).

Adjective

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روزَہ (roza) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling रोज़ा) (literary, formal)

  1. daily

References

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  1. ^ روزہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

Further reading

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