Why not write as “Know Rooz”?

M. Saadat Noury
by M. Saadat Noury
11-Mar-2010
 

نوروز meaning “New Day” is the traditional ancient Iranian festival and also the First Day of the Iranian New Year. It is principally observed and celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. In recent years, it is mostly referred to as Nowruz in the English literature. It is also spelled as Norouz, Norooz, Narooz, Nawruz, Newroz, Newruz, Nauruz, Nawroz, Noruz, Novruz, Nauroz, Navroz, Naw-Rúz, Nowroj, Navroj, Nevruz, Neyruz, Navruz, Navrez, Nooruz, Nauryz, Nevruz, Nowrouz, and possibly many other forms.
It seems none of those forms are truly representing the First Day of the Iranian New Year. Even some of them like Norouz, Norooz, Nooruz, and so on bring a negativity to this day when it is a time of joy and celebration.

Why not write as “Know Rooz”?

What do you think?

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alimostofi

Numerology of knowrooz shows

by alimostofi on Sun Apr 01, 2012 07:49 AM PDT

Numerology of knowrooz shows that it matches very well. Look at this site //www.astroloka.com/numnamecalculator.aspx put 20/3/2012, choose alphabet and put knowrooz and it produces a perfect result. Lucky!

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alimostofi

It seems I was thinking this

by alimostofi on Sun Apr 01, 2012 07:29 AM PDT

It seems I was thinking this a day before you. lol
//iranian.com/main/2012/mar/merry-norooz-...

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alimostofi

It seems I was thinking this

by alimostofi on Sun Apr 01, 2012 07:30 AM PDT

It seems I was thinking this a day before you. lol

//iranian.com/main/2012/mar/merry-norooz-...

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Acknowledgement

by M. Saadat Noury on Sun Mar 14, 2010 04:41 PM PDT

This is a note to express my deepest appreciation to All-Iranians, Bahram Gohari, SamSamIIII, Miss Behave, Tabar, Goltermeh, Ladan Farhangi, Capt_ayhab, and Homan Mohabadi Ebrahimi for their remarkable comments.

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Homan Mohabadi Ebrahimi

آنها دوست دارند قندهار را کندهار و نوروز را ناروز بگویند

Homan Mohabadi Ebrahimi
Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:15 AM PDT

می گویند پروفسور ادوارد برون (محقق  و جهانگرد انگلیسی ) گفته و یا نوشته بود که بهترین راه برای تحقیر یا تضعیف هر ملتی نادرست خواندن و نا درست نوشتن نام های مورد علاقه آن ملت است و با استفاده از ا ین شیوه ما انگلیسی ها بسیار سود جسته ایم. شاید بر همین اساس است که آنها دوست دارند قندهار را کندهار و نوروز را ناروز بگویند

Ghandehaar is right/Kandehar is wrong AND Nowruz is wrong/Know Rooz is right


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Homan Mohabadi Ebrahimi

Know Rooz

by Homan Mohabadi Ebrahimi on Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:10 AM PDT

I prefer Know Rooz. Thank you for your post Dr Noury.


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capt_ayhab

Know Ruz?!

by capt_ayhab on Sat Mar 13, 2010 05:04 PM PST

Bedan............Know

Many many long years ago, when the Plymouth Rock landed on us the Eyranains, the time that  we were asked, [Where you from you Ayrab or somethin'] in response we said Iran.

A silly dumbfounded hick of a face, wide eyed redneck asked,,,, EYRAN? whr' the heck is that, You Ayrab?

so,

Some of us decided to say what pleased them hicks, and we became Eyranians.

Here we are over quarter a century+10 later and one sheepishly grinning self proclaimed master of linguistics has a suggestion to degrade Iran further. Let us call it KNOW[BEDAN - as them foreigners will read it] rather than calling it  NEW[Noe], Ve have not learneded you lanGOUAge, but Ve tink this is Vat.

My 2 cents anyhow

-YT 

Under which plymouth rocks these creeps crawl under?


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goltermeh

Dear SamSam IIII

by goltermeh on Sat Mar 13, 2010 04:27 PM PST

If I Hurt You, Then I'm Sorry. I have no problem if you prefer Noerooz. I think Ladan Farhangi commented so nice that, "Know Rooz can be read and prounounced more correctly, and it looks beautiful".


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SamSamIIII

re;literary

by SamSamIIII on Sat Mar 13, 2010 09:15 AM PST

 

Unless the definition of the word "literary" is changed recently or lost on me ,there is nothing literaly perfect about the word "know" that literaly relates & delegates the definition of "Noe" as in "New". & I mean that literaly ;).

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پندارنیک

Dear Saadat Noury

by پندارنیک on Sat Mar 13, 2010 08:31 AM PST

How on earth were you able to insert a word written in Persian(Persian font) in your English text without distortion.

Will you be kind enough to share the trick?


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Ladan Farhangi

Goltermeh jaan: Gol Gofti!

by Ladan Farhangi on Sat Mar 13, 2010 07:51 AM PST

"Know Rooz" is more correct cause it's phonetically spelled and easier to pronounce.
What's Nowruz or Nowrouz or Nowruzz? NOW as in just this time, right now? and Ruzz? as in rustic, rust, rush?
"Know Rooz" can be read and prounounced more correctly, and it looks beautiful.

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goltermeh

Know Rooz, phonetically and literary, seems to be perfect

by goltermeh on Fri Mar 12, 2010 09:22 AM PST

Nowruz or Nowrouz sound NAAROOZ, Norooz or Noerooz each one has a body of negetivism.

Know Rooz, phonetically and literary, seems to be perfect. Thank you for your suggestion. 


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tabar

Actually

by tabar on Fri Mar 12, 2010 08:44 AM PST

The holiday is also celebrated in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, East Turkistan, Kurdistan, and Azerbaycan.

Also I'm sorry but I don't understand why we should call it Know Rooz? There are many ways of pronouncing the holiday so let's respect those.


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Miss Behave

Because

by Miss Behave on Fri Mar 12, 2010 02:26 AM PST

1. the world does not revolve around the english speaking world

2. you are mixing up languages. there is nothing negative about the word no in noruz or nowruz or ...


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SamSamIIII

Ostaad

by SamSamIIII on Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:10 PM PST

 

I,m kinda lost in what you are trying to delegate. The word "Noe-rooz" as it is well know, consist of the Persian-IE word "Noe" as in "New" & "Rooz". By writing it as "Know" instead of "Noe" I reckon the phrase loses it,s primery meaning & purpose as a "new" day to a foreign observer.

 I am no linguist but personally think the best form to write it would be "NoeRooz"  which doesn,t sound negative neither & incidently you failed to mention :). But guess folks have different tastes & we even have our dear akhoonds who would like to get rid of both words & replace it with "Jadid al yome" .

Cheers,  & Noerooz-etan Pirouz va Behrouz !!!

 

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Bahram Gohari

Nowrooz

by Bahram Gohari on Thu Mar 11, 2010 07:50 PM PST

I prefer Nowrooz.


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All-Iranians

Good Post

by All-Iranians on Thu Mar 11, 2010 05:54 PM PST

And more power to you.


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All-Iranians

Nothing better than Know Rooz

by All-Iranians on Thu Mar 11, 2010 05:52 PM PST

100% agreed.


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