درا
Persian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (dlʾg /darāγ/, “bell”), borrowed from Parthian [Term?]. According to folk etymology, from درآ (dar-â, “to come in”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [da.ˈɾɑːj]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪æ.ɹɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ä.ɾɔ́]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | darāy |
Dari reading? | darā |
Iranian reading? | darâ |
Tajik reading? | daro |
Noun
editدرا • (darâ)