دراز

See also: دراژ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐯌𐮲𐮹𐮰𐮿 (dlʾc /⁠drāz⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *draHǰáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *draHǰʰas, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.

Pronunciation

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

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e.ɹɒ́ːz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.ɾɔ́z]

Readings
Classical reading^?	darāz
Dari reading^?	darāz
Iranian reading^?	derâz
Tajik reading^?	daroz

Adjective


Iranian Persian	دراز
Dari	دراز
Tajik	дароз

دراز • (darâz or derâz)

long (not short)
Synonyms: طولانی (tulâni), کشیده (kešide)

Antonym: کوتاه (kutâh)

― leng-e derâz ― long leg

― rismân-e derâz ― long string
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 4”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]:
  شکرفروش که عمرش دراز باد چرا
  تفقدی نکند طوطی شکرخا را
  šekarforuš ke 'omr-aš darâz bâd čerâ
  tafaqqodi na-konad tuti-ye šekarxâ râ
  Why does the sugar-seller—may his life be long!—have no commiseration for the sugar-crunching parrot?
tall, slim
Synonyms: سروقامت (sarv-qâmat), دیلاق (deylâq)

Derived terms

دراز دست (darâz-dast, “long-armed, powerful”)
دراز شدن (darâz šodan, “to be lengthened”)
دراز کردن (darâz kardan, “to lengthen”)
دراز کشیدن (darâz kešidan, “to lie down”)
دراز گوش (darâz-guš, “donkey, rabbit”)
درازی (darâzi, “length”)

Descendants

→⇒ Azerbaijani: uzundraz
→ Bengali: দরাজ (dôraz)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: दराज़ (darāz)

Urdu: دراز (darāz)