𐭩𐭥𐭬

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

  • 𐭫𐭥𐭰 (lwc, rōz)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨 (raučah-, day), from Proto-Iranian *ráwčati (compare Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬀𐬵 (raočah, light, day)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (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 (rōz [YWM])

  1. day

Derived terms

  • lwcyk' (rōzīg, daily bread, sustenance)

Descendants

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