درا

Persian

Alternative forms

• درای (darāy) (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (dlʾg /⁠darāγ⁠/, “bell”), borrowed from Parthian [Term?]. According to folk etymology, from درآ (dar-â, “to come in”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /da.ˈraːj/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.ɾɑ́ː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æ.ɹɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.ɾɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	darāy
Dari reading?	darā
Iranian reading?	darâ
Tajik reading?	daro

Noun

درا • (darâ) (Tajik spelling даро)

1. bell

   Synonym: زنگ (zang)

   • c. 1911, Mohammad Hossein Âğuli Torki-ye Shirâzi, دیوان ترکی شیرازی‎^[1]:

     به امیدی که آیی از سفر باز
     دو گوشم بر درای کاروان است

     be omidi ke âyi az safar bâz
     do guš-am bar darâ-ye kâravân ast

     Hoping that you will come back from your journey,
     My two ears are waiting for the caravan's bell.