रोज़गार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian روزگار (rōzgār, “time, period”). Compare Bengali রোজগার (rōjogar), Punjabi ਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰ (ruzgār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾoːz.ɡɑːɾ/, [ɾoːz.ɡäːɾ], /ɾoːd͡ʒ.ɡɑːɾ/, [ɾoːd͡ʒ.ɡäːɾ]

Noun

रोज़गार • (rozgār) m (Urdu spelling روزگار)

1. employment, work
2. business

Declension

Declension of रोज़गार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रोज़गार rozgār	रोज़गार rozgār
oblique	रोज़गार rozgār	रोज़गारों rozgārõ
vocative	रोज़गार rozgār	रोज़गारो rozgāro

Derived terms

• बेरोज़गार (berozgār)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “रोज़गार”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.