Save Gender Masculine Usage Kazakh Scripts Наурыз(Kazakh) ناۋرىز(Kazakh Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /naw.ˈrɯz/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "March" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian نوروز (nowruz). This is also the Kazakh name for Nowruz, an Iranian holiday commemorating the first day of spring.