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.ˈraːh/, / za.ˈraːh/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɪ.ɾɑːʱ], [ zä.ɾɑːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɪ.ɾɑːʱ], [ zä.ɾɑːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɪ.ɾɑː], [ zä.ɾɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zi.ɾɔː], [ zä.ɾɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ze.ɹɒːʱ], [ zæ.ɹɒːʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zi.ɾɔʱ], [ zä.ɾɔʱ]

• Rhymes: -aːh

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 • (zirāh, zarāh / zerâh, zarâh) (Tajik spelling зироҳ)

1. ocean
2. (archaic) sea

Inflection

Basic forms of زراه

	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”)