ترا

Persian

Alternative forms

تو را (to râ, tu râ)

Etymology

Shortened form of

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /tu.ˈɾaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊ.ɾɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊ.ɾä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰu.ɾɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰo.ɹɒː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰu.ɾɔ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	turā
Dari reading^?	turā
Iranian reading^?	torâ
Tajik reading^?	turo

Pronoun


Iranian Persian	ترا
Dari	ترا
Tajik	туро

ترا • (torâ, torâ)

form of تو (tu) with the oblique particle را (râ), used to generate dative, genitive, and accusative forms for the second person singular pronoun.
a second-person pronoun; تو (to, “you”) as a grammatical object.

Usage notes

Colloquial forms include توئو (to'o) (in Iran), and تره (tura) (in Afghanistan).

See also

مرا (marâ)