रोक

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Hindi

Etymology

Deverbal form of रोकना (roknā, to stop).

Pronunciation

Noun

रोक (rokf (Urdu spelling روک)

  1. stop; stopping, halt
  2. barrier, obstacle
  3. ban, prohibition
    Synonyms: निषेध (niṣedh), मनाही (manāhī)
    सरकार ने सिगरेट की बिकरी पर रोक लगाने का सोचा है।
    sarkār ne sigreṭ kī bikrī par rok lagāne kā socā hai.
    The government has considered putting a ban on cigarette-selling.

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *rawkás, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-ó-s, from *lewk- (to shine, bright). Cognate with Latin lūx, Russian луч (luč, light), Persian روز (ruz), Old English lēoht (whence English light).

Pronunciation

Noun

रोक (roká) stemm

  1. light, lustre, brightness
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.06.07:
      दिवश्चिदा ते रुचयन्त रोका उषो विभातीरनु भासि पूर्वीः।
      divaścidā te rucayanta rokā uṣo vibhātīranu bhāsi pūrvīḥ.
      F the sky thy brilliant lights shone hither: thou hast beamed through many a radiant morning
  2. buying with ready money
  3. boat, ship
  4. hole
  5. moving, shaking

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रोक (roká)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रोकः
rokáḥ
रोकौ / रोका¹
rokaú / rokā́¹
रोकाः / रोकासः¹
rokā́ḥ / rokā́saḥ¹
Vocative रोक
róka
रोकौ / रोका¹
rókau / rókā¹
रोकाः / रोकासः¹
rókāḥ / rókāsaḥ¹
Accusative रोकम्
rokám
रोकौ / रोका¹
rokaú / rokā́¹
रोकान्
rokā́n
Instrumental रोकेण
rokéṇa
रोकाभ्याम्
rokā́bhyām
रोकैः / रोकेभिः¹
rokaíḥ / rokébhiḥ¹
Dative रोकाय
rokā́ya
रोकाभ्याम्
rokā́bhyām
रोकेभ्यः
rokébhyaḥ
Ablative रोकात्
rokā́t
रोकाभ्याम्
rokā́bhyām
रोकेभ्यः
rokébhyaḥ
Genitive रोकस्य
rokásya
रोकयोः
rokáyoḥ
रोकाणाम्
rokā́ṇām
Locative रोके
roké
रोकयोः
rokáyoḥ
रोकेषु
rokéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

Shina

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रोग (róga).

Noun

रोक (rōk) (Perso-Arabic روک)

  1. (Drasi) disease

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