دراز

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See also: دراژ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐯌𐮲𐮹𐮰𐮿 (dlʾc /⁠drāz⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *draHǰáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *draHǰʰas, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? darāz
Dari reading? darāz
Iranian reading? derâz
Tajik reading? daroz

Adjective

Dari دراز
Iranian Persian
Tajik дароз

دراز (darâz or derâz)

  1. long (not short)
    Synonyms: طولانی (tulâni), کشیده (kešide)
    Antonym: کوتاه (kutâh)
    لنگ درازleng-e derâzlong leg
    ریسمان درازrismân-e derâzlong string
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 4”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]:
      شکرفروش که عمرش دراز باد چرا
      تفقدی نکند طوطی شکرخا را
      šekarforuš ke 'omr-aš darâz bâd čerâ
      tafaqqodi na-konad tuti-ye šekarxâ râ
      Why does the sugar-seller—may his life be long!—have no commiseration for the sugar-crunching parrot?
  2. tall, slim
    Synonyms: سروقامت (sarv-qâmat), دیلاق (deylâq)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: uzundraz
  • Bengali: দরাজ (dôraz)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: दराज़ (darāz)
    Urdu: دراز (darāz)