جرعه

جرعه

See also: جرعة‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic جُرْعَة‎ (jurʿa), جَرْعَة‎ (jarʿa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuɾʔa/, /d͡ʒaɾʔa/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊɾʔa/, /d͡ʒaɾʔa/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoɾʔe/, /d͡ʒæɾʔe/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuɾʔa/, /d͡ʒaɾʔa/

Noun

جرعه • (jor'e or jar'e)

1. draught, sip, gulp (of a drink)
   • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 6”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎:

     ‏به خدا که جرعه‌ای ده تو به حافظ سحرخیز
     که دعای صبحگاهی اثری کند شما را‎

     ba xudā ki jur'a'ē dah tu ba hāfiz-i sahar-xēz
     ki du'ā-yi subhgāhī asarē kunad šumā rā

     By God, give a draught to Hafez, who awakes at dawn;
     May this morning prayer have a little affect on you.

     (romanization in Classical Persian)