دراز

دراز

See also: دراژ‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐯌𐮲𐮹𐮰𐮿 (dlʾc /drāz/), from Proto-Iranian *draHǰáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *draHǰʰas, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /daɾɑːz/
• (Dari): IPA^(key): /daɾɒːz/
• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /deɾɒːz/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /daɾɔːz/

Adjective

Dari	دراز
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дароз (daroz)

دراز • (darâz or derâz)

1. long (not short)

   Synonyms: طولانی‎ (tulâni), کشیده‎ (kešide)

   Antonym: کوتاه‎ (kutâh)

   ‏لنگ دراز‎ ― leng-e derâz ― long leg

   ‏ریسمان دراز‎ ― rismân-e derâz ― long string

   • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 4”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]:

     ‏شکرفروش که عمرش دراز باد چرا
     تفقدی نکند طوطی شکرخا را‎

     šekarforuš ke omr-aš darâz bâd čerâ
     tafaqqodi na-konad tuti-ye šekarxâ râ

     Why does the sugar-seller—may his life be long!—have no commiseration for the sugar-crunching parrot?

2. tall, slim

   Synonyms: سروقامت‎ (sarv-qâmat), دیلاق‎ (deylâq)

Derived terms

• درازی‎ (darâzi, “length”)
• دراز کردن‎ (darâz kardan, “to lengthen”)
• دراز شدن‎ (darâz šodan, “to be lengthened”)
• دراز کشیدن‎ (darâz kešidan, “to lie down”)
• دراز دست‎ (darâz-dast, “long-armed, powerful”)
• دراز گوش‎ (darâz-guš, “donkey, rabbit”)

Descendants

• →⇒ Azerbaijani: uzundraz
• → Bengali: দরাজ (dôraz)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: दराज़ (darāz)

  Urdu: دراز‎ (darāz)