# Nowruz

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nəʊ̯ˈɹuːz/

## Definitions
1. New Year in the Iranian/Zoroastrian calendar, celebrated on the spring equinox.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Iranian Persian نُوروز (nowruz)bor.
English Nowruz
Borrowed from Iranian Persian نُوروز (nowruz), from Classical Persian نَوْروز (nawrōz), from نَو (naw, “new”) + روز (rōz, “day”), cognate with the English phrase "new light".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nowruz