ره

See also: زهٔ and زه

Persian

Etymology 1

Regular metrical contraction used for poetry when the meter demands a short vowel, and also in some dialects.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈɾah/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räʱ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæʱ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾäʱ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	rah
Dari reading^?	rah
Iranian reading^?	rah
Tajik reading^?	rah

(dialectal) IPA^(key): [ɾæ]

Noun

ره • (rah)

(poetic or dialectal, Dashtestan, Khesht) alternative form of (râh, “road”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(dialectal) IPA^(key): [ɾæ]

Noun

ره • (ra)

(dialectal, Dashtestan, Khesht) alternative form of (rây, “sense, intellect, judgment”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈɾah/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räʱ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæʱ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾäʱ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	rah
Dari reading^?	rah
Iranian reading^?	rah
Tajik reading^?	rah

Verb

ره • (rah)

present stem form of (rastan)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾa.hi.ma.hul.ˈlaːh/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rä.ɦɪ.mä.ɦʊl.lɑ́ːʱ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rä.jɪ.mä.wʊl.lɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rä.ji.mä.wul.lɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæ.ɦe.mæ.ɦol.lɒ́ːʰ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾä.ɦi.mä.ɦul.lɔ́ʱ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	rahimahullāh
Dari reading^?	rahimahullāh
Iranian reading^?	rahemahollâh
Tajik reading^?	rahimahulloh

Phrase

ره • (rh)

(Islam) initialism of (rahemahollâh)