What it means
روزه (ruze) means “fasting”, specifically the Islamic Ramadan fast, from dawn to sunset. Pure Persian, B1 vocabulary, sacred register. Built from روز (ruz, “day”) plus the abstract suffix -ه: literally “day-thing” or “the day’s discipline.”
How to use it
- روزه گرفتن (ruze gereftan) “to fast (literally to take a fast)”
- روزهدار (ruze-dâr) “one who is fasting”
- افطار روزه (eftâr-e ruze) “breaking the fast at sunset”
Common pairings
- ماه رمضان (mâh-e ramazân) “the month of Ramadan”
- سحری (sahari) “pre-dawn meal”
- افطار (eftâr) “the meal at sunset”
- روزهخواری (ruze-khâri) “eating during the fast (taboo)”
- عید فطر (eyd-e fetr) “the holiday at the end of Ramadan”
Religious context
One of the five pillars of Islam (ارکان دین), required for adult Muslims during the lunar month of Ramadan. Iranians who fast wake before dawn for the سحری (sahari) meal and break the fast at sunset with افطار (eftâr), often dates and tea, then a full meal. In the Islamic Republic, public eating during Ramadan daylight is legally restricted. Many secular Iranians do not fast; the practice remains widespread among observant Shia families.
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