রোজা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• রোযা (rōja) — less common

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian روزه (rōza, “fast”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (rōzag, “fasting”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ráwčakah. Compare Assamese ৰোজা (rüza), Hindustani روزہ (roza) / रोज़ा (rozā), Gujarati રોજો (rojo), Marathi रोजा (rojā), Punjabi ਰੋਜਾ (rojā), Sylheti ꠞꠥꠎꠣ (ruza).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /rod͡ʒa/, [ˈrod͡ʒaˑ], /roza/, [ˈrozaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹodʑa/, [ɹodʑaˑ], /ɹoza/, [ɹozaˑ]

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Noun

রোজা • (rōja)

1. (Islam) fast, sawm

   Synonym: সিয়াম (śiẏam)

Derived terms

• রোজা রাখা (rōja rakha)
• রোজা খোলা (rōja khōla)
• রোজা ভাঙা (rōja bhaṅa)
• রোজাদার (rōjadar)
• রোজাদারী (rōjadari)

Related terms

• রাজ্জাক (rajjak)
• রিজিক (rijik)
• রুজি (ruji)
• রোজ (rōj)
• রোজগার (rōjogar)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “রোজা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “রোজা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh