زورا

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic الزَّوْرَاء (az-zawrāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zaw.ˈɾaː/

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zow.ɹɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäw.ɾɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zawrā
Dari reading^?	zawrā
Iranian reading^?	zowrâ
Tajik reading^?	zavro

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	زورا
Dari	زورا
Tajik	Завро

زورا • (zowrâ)

(Islam, archaic) Zawra' (the cities of Tehran (capital of Iran) and Ray (near Tehran))
(rare) Baghdad (the capital city of Iraq)

Synonyms

تهران (tehrân)

Related terms

مزوره (mozavvare)

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, (zôr, “force”) +‎ (-an).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zoː.ˈɾan/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zoː.ɾän]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zoː.ɾän]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zʊː.ɾän]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zuː.ɹæn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zɵ.ɾän]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zōran
Dari reading^?	zōran
Iranian reading^?	zuran
Tajik reading^?	züran

Adverb


Iranian Persian	زورا
Dari	زورا
Tajik	зӯран

زوراً • (zôran or zuran)

forcefully, forcibly, by force
Synonyms: با زوری (bâ zôri), زورکی (zôraki), اجباراً (ejbâran), مجبوراً (majburan), جبراً (jabran), قهراً (qahran)
- 2011 February 18, Ahmadshah Kamelzadeh, “الفبای تاجیکی و ضرورت اصلاح آن [The Tajiki alphabet, and the necessity of reform of it]”, in BBC Persian‎^[1]:
  همگان می‌دانند که این مشکلات بر اثر زیر سلطه بیگانگان قرار داشتن جمهوری ما زوراً به زندگی مردم وارد شده است.
  Hamegân midânand ke in moškelât bar asar-e zir-solte-ye bigânegân qarâr dâštan-e jomhuri-ye mâ zuran be zendegi-ye mardom vâred šode ast.
  All are aware that these problems forcefully entered into the people's lives as a result of the our republic being under the rule of outsiders.

Descendants

Azerbaijani: zorən