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روی

روی

See also: زوی, زوى, روى, زوي, and روي

Persian

Noun

روی (rôy)

  1. (archaic) bronze
  2. zinc

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian lwd (rôy, face) (Manichaean Middle Persian rwy (rôy, face)).

Noun

روی (rôy)

  1. face

Etymology 3

Preposition

روی (rôy-e)

  1. on
  2. above
  3. upon
Usage notes

In formal speech it is sometimes used with بر (bar): بر روی (bar rôye).


Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Noun

روی (ravi) m (Hindi spelling रवि)

  1. (astronomy) sun

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