Nowruz

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English

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Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *new-
    Proto-Indo-European *néwos
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *náwas
    Proto-Iranian *náwah
    Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭪𐭩 (nʿky)
    Proto-Indo-European *lewk-
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas
    Proto-Iranian *ráwčah
    Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃 (r-u-c-h)
    Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (yʿm)
    Middle Persian nwklwc
    Classical Persian نَوْروز (nawrōz)
    Iranian Persian نُوروز (nowruz)bor.
    English Nowruz

    Borrowed from Iranian Persian نُوروز (nowruz), from Classical Persian نَوْروز (nawrōz), from نَو (naw, “new”) + روز (rōz, “day”), cognate with the English phrase "new light".

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /nəʊ̯ˈɹuːz/
    • (US) IPA(key): /noʊ̯ˈɹuz/
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    • Hyphenation: Now‧ruz

    Proper noun

    Nowruz

    1. New Year in the Iranian/Zoroastrian calendar, celebrated on the spring equinox.

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