roj

Meaning

1. (feminine) Sun
2. (feminine) day

Concepts

day

sun

🌞

days

daylight

daytime

zun

Synonyms

tav

خۆر

xor

رۆژ

ههتاو

hetaw

şems

hetav

xurşîd

ro

xur

Translations

soleil

🌞

sole

⭐

sol

🌞

ήλιος

sol

🌞

sol

🌞

Sonne

🌞

sol

zon

🌞

güneş

🌞

giorno

jour

شمس

🌞

dia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/roːʒ/

Etymology

Cognate with Persian: روز

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬀𐬥𐬙

Cognate with Sanskrit: रोचते

In summary

From Proto-Iranian *ráwčah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas, from Proto-Indo-European *léwk-os ~ *léwk-es-os, from *lewk- (“white, light, bright”). Compare Persian روز (ruz), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬀𐬥𐬙 (raocant, “shining”), 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬀𐬵 (raocah, “light”), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate, “to shine”).

Sentences

Îro çi roj e?

What day is today?

Roj berfê dihelîne.

The sun melts the snow.

Em roj bi roj bi pêş diketin.

We are progressing day by day.

Em roj bi roj bi pêş dikevin .

We are progressing day by day.

Her roj ji emrê me diçe.

Every day is beyond our control.

Her çar salan carekê dibe bîst û neh roj .

Every four years there are twenty-nine days.