English Explanatory Dictionary

Nowruz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/nəʊ̯ˈɹuːz/ /noʊ̯ˈɹuz/ En-Nowruz.ogg

Word forms

Nowruz Nouruz Norouz Norooz Narooz Nawruz Newroz Newruz Nauruz Nawroz Noruz Nohrooz Novruz Nauroz Navroz Naw-Rúz Nowroj Navroj Nevruz Navruz Navrez Nooruz Nauryz Nowrouz Nowroze Naurus Noroose Norose Nauros Nauroze Nowroz

Etymology

Etymology tree 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".

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