nwklwc

Middle Persian

Etymology

    𐭭𐭥𐭪𐭩 (nwky /⁠nōg⁠/, “new”) +‎ 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (YWM /⁠rōz⁠/, “day”)

    Proper noun

    nwklwc • (nōgrōz) (Book Pahlavi)

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

    Descendants

    • Classical Persian: نَوْروز (nawrōz)

    References

    • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “nōg-rōz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 61
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