درا

Persian

Alternative forms

درای (darāy) (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (dlʾg /⁠darāγ⁠/, “bell”), borrowed from Parthian [Term?]. According to folk etymology, from (dar-â, “to come in”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /da.ˈɾaːj/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.ɾɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.ɾɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.ɾɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æ.ɹɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.ɾɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	darāy
Dari reading^?	darā
Iranian reading^?	darâ
Tajik reading^?	daro

Noun

درا • (darâ)

bell
Synonym: زنگ (zang)
- c. 1911, Mohammad Hossein Âğuli Torki-ye Shirâzi, دیوان ترکی شیرازی‎^[1]:
  به امیدی که آیی از سفر باز
  دو گوشم بر درای کاروان است
  be omidi ke âyi az safar bâz
  do guš-am bar darâ-ye kâravân ast
  Hoping that you will come back from your journey,
  My two ears are waiting for the caravan's bell.