زورا

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic الزَّوْرَاء (az-zawrāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zaw.ˈɾɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäw.ɾɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäw.ɾɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zäw.ɾɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zäw.ɾɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zow.ɹɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäw.ɾɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	zawrā
Dari reading?	zawrā
Iranian reading?	zowrâ
Tajik reading?	zavro

Proper noun

Dari	زورا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Завро

زورا • (zowrâ)

1. (Islam, archaic) Zawra' (the cities of Tehran (capital of Iran) and Ray (near Tehran))
2. (rare) Baghdad (the capital city of Iraq)

Synonyms

• تهران (tehrân)

Related terms

• مزوره (mozavvare)

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, زور (zôr, “force”) +‎ ـاً (-an).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zoː.ɾan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zoː.ɾän]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zoː.ɾän]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zoː.ɾän]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zʊː.ɾän]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zuː.ɹæn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zɵ.ɾän]

Readings
Classical reading?	zōran
Dari reading?	zōran
Iranian reading?	zuran
Tajik reading?	züran

Adverb

Dari	زورا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	зӯран

زوراً • (zôran or zuran)

1. forcefully, forcibly, by force

   Synonyms: با زوری (bâ zôri), زورکی (zôraki), اجباراً (ejbâran), مجبوراً (majburan), جبراً (jabran), قهراً (qahran)

   • 2011 February 18, Ahmadshah Kamelzadeh, “الفبای تاجیکی و ضرورت اصلاح آن [The Tajiki alphabet, and the necessity of reform of it]”, in BBC Persian‎^[1]:

     هم­گان می‌دانند که این مشکلات بر اثر زیر سلطه بیگانگان قرار داشتن جمهوری ما زوراً به زندگی مردم وارد شده است.

     Hamegân midânand ke in moškelât bar asar-e zir-solte-ye bigânegân qarâr dâštan-e jomhuri-ye mâ zuran be zendegi-ye mardom vâred šode ast.

     All are aware that these problems forcefully entered into the people's lives as a result of the our republic being under the rule of outsiders.

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: zorən