هرواج

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Persian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Iranian, Akin to Middle Persian ʾwlwʾc- (urwāz-, rejoice).

Noun[edit]

هرواج (harvâj)

  1. (Transoxianan, obsolete) joy

Usage notes[edit]

The reading هرواج is a restoration of برواج, with a wrong meaning in Persian lexicons due to existence of two homophone word in Middle Persian (and probably early New Persian) for the meaning of "raining" and "rejoicing".