دراز

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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [da.ˈɾɑːz]

 

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

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e.ɹɒ́ːz]

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

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 دراز ― leng-e derâz ― long leg

   ریسمان دراز ― rismân-e derâz ― long 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

• درازی (darâzi, “length”)
• دراز کردن (darâz kardan, “to lengthen”)
• دراز شدن (darâz šodan, “to be lengthened”)
• دراز کشیدن (darâz kešidan, “to lie down”)
• دراز دست (darâz-dast, “long-armed, powerful”)
• دراز گوش (darâz-guš, “donkey, rabbit”)

Descendants

• →⇒ Azerbaijani: uzundraz
• → Bengali: দরাজ (dôraz)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: दराज़ (darāz)

  Urdu: دراز (darāz)