جوره

Persian

Etymology

From earlier همجوره (hamjōra, “friend, one who is similar (similar minded)”). Equivalent to جور (jur, “similar, familiar”) +‎ ـه (e). Refer to هم (ham), and جور (jur).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒoː.ˈɾa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒoː.ɾǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒoː.ɾǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒoː.ɾǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒʊː.ɾǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuː.ɹé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɵ.ɾǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	jōra
Dari reading?	jōra
Iranian reading?	jure
Tajik reading?	jüra

Noun

Dari	جوره
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҷӯра

جوره • (jure)

1. (Tajik) friend
2. (dated) companion
   • 19th century, “Masih Kashani, Farhang-e Anandraj”

     شهباز فلک جوره ٔ این کرکس نیست. در دهر کسی همسر این ناکس نیست

     šahbâz-e falak jure-ye in karkas nist, dar dahr kas-i hamsar-e in nâkas nist.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• جورگی (juregi, “friendship”)

Descendants

• → Uzbek: joʻra

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “جوره”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press