زراه
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian zlyh (zrēh), from Parthian 𐫉𐫡𐫏𐫆 (zrēh), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ráyas (“expanse, vastness; ocean”), ultimately derived from the BMAC substrate.
Cognate with Baluchi زرا (zirá), Mazanderani دریو (deryō), Central Kurdish زەریا (zerya), and Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (zraiiah).
Doublet of دَریا (daryâ, “sea; river”), inherited from Old Persian.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /zi.ɾaːh~za.ˈɾaːh/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zɪ.ɾɑːɦ~zä.ɾɑːʱ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ze.ɹɒːɦ~zæ.ɹɒːʱ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zi.ɾɔɦ~zä.ɾɔʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | zirāh~zarāh |
| Dari reading? | zirāh~zarāh |
| Iranian reading? | zerâh~zarâh |
| Tajik reading? | ziroh~zaroh |
Noun
| Dari | زراه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | зироҳ |
زراه • (zerâh)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| bare | زراه (zirâh) | زراهها، زراها△ (zirâh-hấ, zirâhấ△) |
| definitive direct object | زراه را، زراه رو△ (zirâh râ, zirâho△) | زراهها را، زراها رو△ (zirâh-hấ râ, zirâhấ ro△) |
| ezâfe | زراه (zirâh-e) | زراههای، زراهای△ (zirâh-hấ-ye, zirâhấ-ye△) |
| marked indefinite or relative definite |
زراهی (zirâh-i) | زراههایی، زراهایی△ (zirâhấn-i, zirâh-hấ-i, zirâhấi△) |
△ Colloquial.
Synonyms
- دریا (daryâ)
Derived terms
- زراهی (zerâhi, “oceanic”)
- زراه پیما (zerâh-peymâ, “ocean-going”)