Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nowruz

/noʊ̯ˈɹuz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: Now-ruz
IPA: /noʊ̯ˈɹuz/

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The New Year in the Iranian and Zoroastrian calendars, celebrated on the spring equinox.

Example Sentences

"The importance of Nowruz is reflected in an elaborate sabzi polo, the herbed rice capped with a crunchy tahdig, the crust formed from lettuce, rice mixed with yogurt or lavash or another thin flatbread."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu 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-European *léwk-os Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas Proto-Iranian *ráwčah Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃 (r-u-c-h) Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (yʿm) Middle Persian nwklwc 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”). The first element is a distant cognate of English new, while the second is a distant cognate of English light, both being derived from different formations of the Proto-Indo-European roots *new- and *lewk-, respectively.

Word Breakdown

Root: *new- (new), نَوْروز

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /noʊ̯ˈɹuz/
British English: /nəʊ̯ˈɹuːz/

Inflected Forms

Nouruz (alternative) Norouz (alternative) Norooz (alternative) Narooz (alternative) Nawruz (alternative) Newroz (alternative) Newruz (alternative) Nauruz (alternative) Nawroz (alternative) Noruz (alternative) Nohrooz (alternative) Novruz (alternative)

Synonyms

noruz nowrooz

Questions

How do you pronounce nowruz?: The recorded pronunciation is /noʊ̯ˈɹuz/.
What does nowruz mean?: The New Year in the Iranian and Zoroastrian calendars, celebrated on the spring equinox.
Where does nowruz come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu 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-European *léwk-os Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas Proto-Iranian *ráwčah Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃 (r-u-c-h) Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (yʿm) Middle Persian nwklwc 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”). The first element is a distant cognate of English new, while the second is a distant cognate of English light, both being derived from different formations of the Proto-Indo-European roots *new- and *lewk-, respectively.

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