رود

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See also: زود

Old Tati

Etymology

Cognate with Larestani رود (rud, son) and Southern Luri رود (rūd, child, offspring)

Noun

رود (rud)

  1. (Old Azari) son
  2. (Old Azari) child
    • 15th century, Pir Zehtab Tabrizi
      ای اسکندر
      رودم کشتی
      رودت کشاد
      ay Iskandar, rud-am kuštī, rud-at kušâd!
      Oh Iskandar, you killed my son; may your son perish as well!

Persian

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Etymology

From Middle Persian, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎫 (rauta-, river, torrent), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *hráwtah.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? rōḏ, rūḏ
Dari reading? rōd
Iranian reading? rud
Tajik reading? rüd

Noun

Dari رود
Iranian Persian
Tajik рӯд

رود (rôd) (plural رودها (rôd-hâ))

  1. river
  2. torrent

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Urdu: رُود (rūd)

Noun

رود (rôd) (plural رودها (rôd-hâ))

  1. (obsolete) musical instrument
  2. (obsolete) song

Urdu

رُود

Etymology

PIE word
*srew-

Borrowed from Classical Persian رود (rūd, rōd, river).

Noun

رود (rūdf (Hindi spelling रूद)

  1. river
    Synonym: دریا (daryā)
  2. stream, torrent

Declension

    Declension of رود
singular plural
direct رود (rūd) رودیں (rūdẽ)
oblique رود (rūd) رودوں (rūdõ)
vocative رود (rūd) رودو (rūdo)

Derived terms

References

  • رود”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “رود”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “رود”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • رود”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.