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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic الزَّوْرَاء (az-zawrāʔ).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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)
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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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
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  • Azerbaijani: zorən