درو

See also: دَرو

Persian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *drauH-. Cognate with Pashto لو (law, “reaping, harvest”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /di.ˈɾaw/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪ.ɾǽw]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪ.ɾǽw]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪i.ɾǽw]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e.ɹów]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪i.ɾǽw]

Readings
Classical reading^?	diraw
Dari reading^?	diraw
Iranian reading^?	derow
Tajik reading^?	dirav

Verb

درو • (derow)

present stem form of (dorudan, “to harvest”)

Noun

درو • (derow)

harvest, reaping
― mowsem-e derow ― harvest season

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æ.ɹúː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.ɾɵ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	darō
Dari reading^?	darō
Iranian reading^?	daru
Tajik reading^?	darü

Contraction

درو • (daru)

(obsolete) contraction of (dar u, “in it”)