جرعه

See also: جرعة

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic جُرْعَة (jurʕa), جَرْعَة (jarʕa).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuɾ.ʔa], [d͡ʒaɾ.ʔa]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒʊɾ.ʔä], [d͡ʒäɾ.ʔä]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒʊ.ɾä], [d͡ʒä.ɾä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒu.ɾä], [d͡ʒä.ɾä]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒoɹ.ʔe], [d͡ʒæɹ.ʔe]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuɾ.ʔä], [d͡ʒäɾ.ʔä]

Readings
Classical reading^?	jur'a, jar'a
Dari reading^?	jur'a, jar'a
Iranian reading^?	jor'a, jar'e
Tajik reading^?	jurʾa, jarʾa

Noun

جرعه • (jor'e or jar'e)

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 xudâ ki jur'a'ê dah tu ba hâfiz-i sahar-xêz
  ki du'â-yi subhgâhî asarê kunad šumâ râ
  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)

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