روناس

Persian

Alternative forms

  • رویناس (rōynās), روغناس (rōğnās)
  • رویان (rōyān), رودینه (rōdīna), روذینه (rōḏīna) (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥόϊνος (rhóïnos, garnet, pomegranate-coloured), influenced by روی (rōy, copper), plausibly also acquired via Aramaic attested in Classical Syriac ܪܘܙܢܘܣ.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [roː.nɑːs]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [roː.nɑːs]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [rʊː.nɔːs]

Readings
Classical reading? rōnās
Dari reading? rōnās
Iranian reading? ronâs
Tajik reading? rünos

Noun

Dari روناس
Iranian Persian
Tajik рӯнос

روناس • (ronâs)

  1. madder

Descendants

  • Arabic: رُنّاس (runnās) rare

References

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