روزی

See also: زوري

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian lwcyk' (rōzīg, “daily bread, sustenance”), from 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (rōz [YWM], “day”). Compare Old Armenian ռոճիկ (ṙočik), Old Georgian როჭი (roč̣i), როჭიკი (roč̣iḳi), Classical Syriac ܪܘܙܝܩܐ (rōzīqā), ܪܙܩܐ (rezqā), Arabic رِزْق (rizq), all Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾoː.ˈziː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roː.zíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roː.zíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [roː.zíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ru.zí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹuː.zíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɵ.zí]

Readings
Classical reading?	rōzī
Dari reading?	rōzī
Iranian reading?	ruzi
Tajik reading?	rüzī

Noun

Dari	روزی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	рӯзӣ

روزی • (ruzi)

1. sustenance, daily bread

Related terms

• روز (ruz)

Descendants

• → Bengali: রুজি (ruji)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: रोज़ी (rozī)

  Urdu: روزی (rozī)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਰੋਜ਼ੀ (rozī)

  Shahmukhi script: روزی (rozī)

Etymology 2

From Classical Persian روز (rōz, “day”) + ـی (-ē, “indefinite suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾoː.ˈzeː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roː.zéː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roː.zéː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [roː.zéː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rʊː.zéː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹuː.zíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɵ.zé]

Readings
Classical reading?	rōzē
Dari reading?	rōzē
Iranian reading?	ruzi
Tajik reading?	rüze

Adverb

روزی • (rōzē or ruzi)

1. someday

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “ռոճիկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 145–146
• Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, § 129, pages 139–140
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 234
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 72