راز

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word راز. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word راز, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say راز in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word راز you have here. The definition of the word راز will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofراز, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: زار

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian lʾc (rāz, “secret, mystery”), from Old Persian *𐎼𐎠𐏀 (*rāza-), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *raȷ́ʰ- (“secret, mystery; to abandon”). Related to رستن (rastan, “set free, leave, escape”), and رها (rahâ, “free, liberated”).

Cognates with Parthian 𐫡𐫀𐫉 (rʾz /⁠rāz⁠/), and Sanskrit रहस्य (rahasya, “secret, mystery, clandestine”).

Also compare Old Armenian երազ (eraz), Imperial Aramaic 𐡀𐡓𐡆𐡀 (ʾrzʾ, “mystery”), Hebrew רָז (rāz), Classical Syriac ܐܪܙܐ (ʾərāzā), Iranian borrowings.

Noun

Dari راز
Iranian Persian
Tajik роз

راز • (râz) (plural رازها (râz-hâ))

  1. secret
  2. mystery
Descendants
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਰਾਜ਼ (rāz)
    Shahmukhi script: راز (rāz)

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ćš.

Noun

Dari راز
Iranian Persian
Tajik роз

راز • (râz) (plural رازها (râz-hâ) or رازان (râzân))

  1. hornet
  2. bee

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian راز (rāz).

Pronunciation

Noun

راز • (rāz) m (Hindi spelling राज़)

  1. secret
  2. mystery

Adjective

راز • (rāz) (Hindi spelling राज़)

  1. confidential; clandestine

References

  • “راز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “راز”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John Thompson (1884) “راز”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., →ISBN, →OCLC
  • “راز”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu راز (rāz).

Noun

راز (rāz)

  1. secret
  2. mystery
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia