خورش

Persian

Alternative forms

• خورشت (xorešt) (colloquial Iranian)

Etymology

From خور (xor, “present stem of خوردن (xordan, “to eat”)”) +‎ ـش (-eš).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xʷa.ˈɾiʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ɾɪ́ʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ɾɪ́ʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ɾɪ́ʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.ɾíʃ]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.ɹéʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.ɹéʃ]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [xo.ɹéʃt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.ɾíʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xwariš
Dari reading?	xuriš
Iranian reading?	xoreš
Tajik reading?	xuriš

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

خورش • (xoreš)

1. stew; khoresh
2. food (in general)

   Synonym: غذا (ğazâ)

   • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The Tale of Rustam and Isfandiyār”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎^[1]:

     بخندید رستم بدو گفت شاه
     ز بهر خورش دارد این پیشگاه
     خورش چون بدین گونه داری به خوان
     چرا رفتی اندر دم هفتخوان

     bixandīd rustam bad-ō gūft šāh
     zi bahr-i xwariš dārad īn pēšgāh
     xwariš čūn bad-ēn gōna dārī ba xwān
     čirā raftī andar dam-i haftxwān

     Rustam laughed and told him, "Kings
     Hold court for the sake of the food.
     When you can have only this much food at a feast,
     Why did you bother to perform the Seven Feats?"

     (Classical Persian romanization)