रोक

Hindi

Etymology

    Deverbal from रोकना (roknā, to stop).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    रोक • (rokf (Urdu spelling روک)

    1. stop; stopping, halt
    2. barrier, obstacle
    3. ban, prohibition
      Synonyms: निषेध (niṣedh), मनाही (manāhī)
      सरकार ने सिगरेट की बिकरी पर रोक लगाने का सोचा है।
      sarkār ne sigreṭ kī bikrī par rok lagāne kā socā hai.
      The government has considered putting a ban on cigarette-selling.

    Declension

    Declension of रोक (fem cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct रोक
    rok
    रोकें
    rokẽ
    oblique रोक
    rok
    रोकों
    rokõ
    vocative रोक
    rok
    रोको
    roko

    Sanskrit

    Alternative forms

    Etymology 1

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *rawkás, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-ó-s, from *lewk- (to shine, bright). Cognate with Latin lūx, Russian луч (luč, light), Persian روز (ruz), Old English lēoht (whence English light).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    रो॒क • (roká) stemm (root रुच्)

    1. light, lustre, brightness
      • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.6.7:
        दिवश्चिदा ते रुचयन्त रोका उषो विभातीरनु भासि पूर्वीः।
        divaścidā te rucayanta rokā uṣo vibhātīranu bhāsi pūrvīḥ.
        F the sky thy brilliant lights shone hither: thou hast beamed through many a radiant morning
    Declension
    Masculine a-stem declension of रो॒क
    singular dual plural
    nominative रो॒कः (rokáḥ) रो॒कौ (rokáu)
    रो॒का¹ (rokā́¹)
    रो॒काः (rokā́ḥ)
    रो॒कासः॑¹ (rokā́saḥ¹)
    accusative रो॒कम् (rokám) रो॒कौ (rokáu)
    रो॒का¹ (rokā́¹)
    रो॒कान् (rokā́n)
    instrumental रो॒केण॑ (rokéṇa) रो॒काभ्या॑म् (rokā́bhyām) रो॒कैः (rokáiḥ)
    रो॒केभिः॑¹ (rokébhiḥ¹)
    dative रो॒काय॑ (rokā́ya) रो॒काभ्या॑म् (rokā́bhyām) रो॒केभ्यः॑ (rokébhyaḥ)
    ablative रो॒कात् (rokā́t) रो॒काभ्या॑म् (rokā́bhyām) रो॒केभ्यः॑ (rokébhyaḥ)
    genitive रो॒कस्य॑ (rokásya) रो॒कयोः॑ (rokáyoḥ) रो॒काणा॑म् (rokā́ṇām)
    locative रो॒के (roké) रो॒कयोः॑ (rokáyoḥ) रो॒केषु॑ (rokéṣu)
    vocative रोक॑ (róka) रोकौ॑ (rókau)
    रोका॑¹ (rókā¹)
    रोकाः॑ (rókāḥ)
    रोका॑सः¹ (rókāsaḥ¹)
    • ¹Vedic

    Etymology 2

    Sanskritization of Prakrit *रोक्क (rŏkka, ready money).

    Noun

    रोक • (roka) stemm

    1. buying with ready money

    Etymology 3

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

    Noun

    रोक • (roka) stem?

    1. boat, ship
    2. hole
    3. moving, shaking

    References

    Shina

    Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit रोग (róga).

    Noun

    रोक (rōk) (Perso-Arabic روک)

    1. (Drasi) disease

    See also

    • (Gilgiti) رگوٹو (rogōtŭ, illness)