Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] ‎(rōzkār, “day, a day's work”), from 𐭩𐭥𐭬 ‎(rōz [YWM], “day”), from Old Persian [script needed] ‎(raučah-, “day”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‎(“bright, to shine, to see”) + [script needed] ‎(kār).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾuːz(e)ɡɒːɾ/
• (Dari) IPA^(key): /ɾoːzɡɒːɾ/
• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɾɵːzɡɔːɾ/