رود

See also: زود

Old Tati

Etymology

Cognate with Larestani رود (rud, “son”) and Southern Luri رود (rūd, “child, offspring”)

Noun

رود (rud)

1. (Old Azari) son
2. (Old Azari) child
   • 15th century, Pir Zehtab Tabrizi

     ای اسکندر
     رودم کشتی
     رودت کشاد

     ay Iskandar, rud-am kuštī, rud-at kušâd!

     Oh Iskandar, you killed my son; may your son perish as well!

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎫 (rauta-, “river, torrent”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *hráwtah.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾoːð], [ɾuːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [roːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rʊːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹuːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɵd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	rōḏ, rūḏ
Dari reading?	rōd
Iranian reading?	rud
Tajik reading?	rüd

• Rhymes: -uːd

Noun

Dari	رود
Iranian Persian
Tajik	рӯд

رود • (rôd) (plural رودها (rôd-hâ))

1. river
2. torrent

Synonyms

• دریا (daryâ)
• رودخانه (rôdxâne)
• نهر (nahr)
• آب (âb)

Derived terms

• رودخانه (rôdxâne)

Descendants

• → Urdu: رُود (rūd)

Noun

رود • (rôd) (plural رودها (rôd-hâ))

1. (obsolete) musical instrument
2. (obsolete) song

Urdu

رُود

Etymology

PIE word
*srew-

Borrowed from Classical Persian رود (rūd, rōd, “river”).

Noun

رود • (rūd) f (Hindi spelling रूद)

1. river

   Synonym: دریا (daryā)

2. stream, torrent

Declension

Declension of رود
	singular	plural
direct	رود (rūd)	رودیں (rūdẽ)
oblique	رود (rūd)	رودوں (rūdõ)
vocative	رود (rūd)	رودو (rūdo)

Derived terms

• رُود خانَہ (rūd-xāna, “riverbed”)
• رُود بار (rūd-bār)
• زِندَہ رُود (zinda-rūd, “great river”)
• خُشک رُود (xuśk-rūd, “dried riverbed; channel”, literally “dry river”)
• آب رُود (āb-rūd, “spikenard”)

References

• “رود”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “رود”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “رود”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “رود”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.