रोजा

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian روزه (rōza). Compare Hindi रोज़ा (rozā).

Pronunciation

Noun

रोजा (rojām

  1. fast (abstinence from food)
    Synonyms: अनाहार (anāhār), निराहार (nirāhār)
  2. (Islam) the fast during the month of Ramadan

Old Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian روزه (rōza). Compare Old Punjabi ਰੋਜਾ (rojā).

Noun

रोजा (rojā)

  1. (Islam) the Ramadan fast, sawm

Descendants

  • Hindustani: rozā
    Hindi: रोज़ा
    Urdu: روزَہ (roza)

Further reading

  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 562