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

Iranian Persian	دراز
Dari	دراز
Tajik	дароз (daroz)

دراز or دراز • (darâz or derâz)

long (not short)
Synonyms: طولانی‎ (tulâni), کشیده‎ (kešide)

Antonym: کوتاه‎ (kutâh)

‏‎ ― leng-e derâz ― long leg

‏‎ ― 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?
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)

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