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    Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃 (r-u-c-h)

    Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (yʿm)

    Classical Persian نَوْروز (nawrōz)

    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".

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

    Nowruz

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

    Iranian New Year