شوره
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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Parthian *šōrag, cognate to Middle Persian (swlk' /sōrag/, “salty land”). Compare Arabic شورج (šawraj), an Iranian borrowing. By surface analysis, شور (šur, “salty”) + ـه (-e).
Pronunciation
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- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šōra |
| Dari reading? | šōra |
| Iranian reading? | šure |
| Tajik reading? | šüra |
| Dari | شوره |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | шӯра |
Noun
شوره • (šure)
Adjective
شوره • (šure)
- salty
- Synonym: شور (šur)
- c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]:
- مدینه رسول الله علیه السلام شهری است بر کناره صحرایی نهاده و زمین نمناک و شوره دارد و آب روان است اما اندک و خرمایستان است.
- madīna-yi rasūlu-llāh alayhi-s-salām šahrē ast bar kināra-yi sahrāyē nihāda u zamīn-i namnāk u šōra dārad u āb-i rawān ast ammā andak u xurmāyistān ast.
- The City of the Prophet of God, peace be upon him, is a town set on the edge of the desert. It has both wet and salty soil, and there is flowing water but only a little, as well as date palm groves.