جرعه

See also: جرعة‎

Persian

Etymology

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

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 or 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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