جرعه

See also: جرعة

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جُرْعَة (jurʕa), جَرْعَة (jarʕa).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒʊɾ.ʔä], [d͡ʒäɾ.ʔä]

• (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)

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

     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)