بره
Khalaj
Postposition
بَره (bərə) (+ ablative)
Persian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *varn-aka-, from Proto-Indo-European *urh₁en- (“ram”).
See also Mazanderani وره (vare),[1] Sanskrit उरण (úraṇa), Central Kurdish بەرخ (berx), Northern Kurdish berx, Zazaki verek, Baluchi گْوّرگ (gwarag), Ancient Greek ἀρήν (arḗn), Old Armenian գառն (gaṙn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /baɾ.ˈɾa/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bär.rǽ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bæɹ.ɹé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bäɾ.ɾǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | barra |
| Dari reading? | barra |
| Iranian reading? | barre |
| Tajik reading? | barra |
Noun
| Dari | بره |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | барра |
بره • (barre)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “بره+barra”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Southwestern Fars
Noun
بره (bara)
- (Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) lamb