روی — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
روی (rə́way) is a Pashto n-m meaning “evil spirit; demon” in English او په اردو کې د «کالا، بد، مانس» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form رویو.
Meanings · Entry 12
ماناوې او تعریفونهProverbs (Mataloona)2 unique
ولسي متلونه«دنیا شي د یوه روی شي یو روی به موړ نشي»
“Even if the whole world belongs to a single face (person), that face will not be satisfied.”
ساری دنیا بھی کسی ایک کو مل جائے تب بھی اس کا پیٹ نہیں بھرے گا۔
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- • دنیا شی د یوه روی شی یو روی به موړ نشی
«لکه ملا هغسی روی مال»
“Like the cleric, so is his handkerchief/conduct.”
جیسا ملا ویسا اس کا رومال (جیسی روح ویسا فرشتہ)۔
Grammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Dir/Obl Plural (-i) | روي | rə́wayī |
Obl Plural (-o) | روو | rə́wayo |
Vocative Singular (-ya) | رویه | rə́wayya |
Vocative Plural (-yo) | رویو | rə́wayyo |
Examples from corpora2
قاموسي او ادبي شواهدAttested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.
دنیا شي د یوه روی شي یو روی به موړ نشي
“Even if the whole world belongs to a single face (person), that face will not be satisfied. — Highlights human greed and the insatiable nature of material desires, which cannot be fulfilled even by owning everything.”
ساری دنیا بھی کسی ایک کو مل جائے تب بھی اس کا پیٹ نہیں بھرے گا۔
لکه ملا هغسی روی مال
“Like the cleric, so is his handkerchief/conduct. — Highlights that an individual's behavior, belongings, or followers reflect their character.”
جیسا ملا ویسا اس کا رومال (جیسی روح ویسا فرشتہ)۔
د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)کتل ▼
Origin Unknown
Homograph 2; Flagged: origin unknown
روی (n-m · Entry 2)
Meanings · Entry 212
ماناوې او تعریفونهروي (n. m. · Entry 3)
Meanings · Entry 32
ماناوې او تعریفونهLexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword روی (rə́way) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.
Phonological & Dialectal Realization
Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.