durra

English

Alternative forms

• dhoora, dhoorra, dhourra, dhurran, doura, dura

Etymology

From Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊəɹə

Noun

durra (usually uncountable, plural durras)

1. A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
   • 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 24:

     The moonlight boy told me that it was soon time to gather the durra harvest.

Translations

Sorghum bicolor — see sorghum

References

• durra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Rudra

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdurːɑ/, [ˈdurːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): dur‧ra

Noun

durra

1. sorghum

Declension

Inflection of durra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		durra	durrat
genitive		durran	durrien
partitive		durraa	durria
illative		durraan	durriin
		singular	plural
nominative		durra	durrat
accusative	nom.	durra	durrat
	gen.	durran
genitive		durran	durrien durrain rare
partitive		durraa	durria
inessive		durrassa	durrissa
elative		durrasta	durrista
illative		durraan	durriin
adessive		durralla	durrilla
ablative		durralta	durrilta
allative		durralle	durrille
essive		durrana	durrina
translative		durraksi	durriksi
abessive		durratta	durritta
instructive		—	durrin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of durra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative durrani durrani accusative nom. durrani durrani gen. durrani genitive durrani durrieni durraini rare partitive durraani durriani inessive durrassani durrissani elative durrastani durristani illative durraani durriini adessive durrallani durrillani ablative durraltani durriltani allative durralleni durrilleni essive durranani durrinani translative durrakseni durrikseni abessive durrattani durrittani instructive — — comitative — durrineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative durrasi durrasi accusative nom. durrasi durrasi gen. durrasi genitive durrasi durriesi durraisi rare partitive durraasi durriasi inessive durrassasi durrissasi elative durrastasi durristasi illative durraasi durriisi adessive durrallasi durrillasi ablative durraltasi durriltasi allative durrallesi durrillesi essive durranasi durrinasi translative durraksesi durriksesi abessive durrattasi durrittasi instructive — — comitative — durrinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative durramme durramme accusative nom. durramme durramme gen. durramme genitive durramme durriemme durraimme rare partitive durraamme durriamme inessive durrassamme durrissamme elative durrastamme durristamme illative durraamme durriimme adessive durrallamme durrillamme ablative durraltamme durriltamme allative durrallemme durrillemme essive durranamme durrinamme translative durraksemme durriksemme abessive durrattamme durrittamme instructive — — comitative — durrinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative durranne durranne accusative nom. durranne durranne gen. durranne genitive durranne durrienne durrainne rare partitive durraanne durrianne inessive durrassanne durrissanne elative durrastanne durristanne illative durraanne durriinne adessive durrallanne durrillanne ablative durraltanne durriltanne allative durrallenne durrillenne essive durrananne durrinanne translative durraksenne durriksenne abessive durrattanne durrittanne instructive — — comitative — durrinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative durransa durransa accusative nom. durransa durransa gen. durransa genitive durransa durriensa durrainsa rare partitive durraansa durriaan durriansa inessive durrassaan durrassansa durrissaan durrissansa elative durrastaan durrastansa durristaan durristansa illative durraansa durriinsa adessive durrallaan durrallansa durrillaan durrillansa ablative durraltaan durraltansa durriltaan durriltansa allative durralleen durrallensa durrilleen durrillensa essive durranaan durranansa durrinaan durrinansa translative durrakseen durraksensa durrikseen durriksensa abessive durrattaan durrattansa durrittaan durrittansa instructive — — comitative — durrineen durrinensa

Derived terms

• jonsonindurra
• kirjodurra
• koristedurra

Further reading

• “durra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02