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Roj
Soleil, jour
L'histoire du prénom
Roj — in Kurmancî the word holds both the sun (in the sky) and the day (the 24-hour unit). As one of the oldest morphemes in the language — from Proto-Iranian raučah- — it is the building block of dozens of names: Rojda, Rojîn, Rojhilat. As a given name, it offers what warms and lights a life.
Étymologie
Racine: roj · Kurmancî
Roj — sun and day in one word — descends from Proto-Iranian raučah- ‘light, day’ (compare Persian rūz, Avestan raocah-). It is one of the oldest morphemes in Kurmancî and is the building block of dozens of compound names: Rojda, Rojîn, Rojhilat, Rojava, Newroz.
Famille du prénom
- Rojda · compound — roj + -da (in/of)
- Rojhilat · compound — roj + hilat (rising) — east
- Rojava · compound — roj + ava (setting) — west
- Newroz · compound — nû + roj — new day
Parallèles linguistiques
- Roz Persiska — 'Dag'
- Ravi Sanskrit — 'Sol'
- Hi (日) Japanska — 'Sol/dag'
Mis à jour: 2026-05-02