درو

See also: دَرو

Persian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *drauH-. Cognate with Pashto لو (law, “reaping, harvest”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [di.ˈɾaw]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪ.ɾǽw]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪ.ɾǽw]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪ.ɾǽw]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪i.ɾǽw]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e.ɹów]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪i.ɾǽw]

Readings
Classical reading?	diraw
Dari reading?	diraw
Iranian reading?	derow
Tajik reading?	dirav

Verb

درو • (derow)

1. present stem form of درودن (dorudan, “to harvest”)

Noun

درو • (derow)

1. harvest, reaping

   موسم درو ― mowsem-e derow ― harvest season

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.ɾóː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æ.ɹúː]

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

Readings
Classical reading?	darō
Dari reading?	darō
Iranian reading?	daru
Tajik reading?	darü

Contraction

درو • (daru)

1. (obsolete) Contraction of در او (dar u, “in it”).