شورا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Equivalent to شو (şu) +‎ آرا (ara).

Noun

شورا • (şura)

1. this place; that place

   شوراده ― şurada ― here; there

Descendants

• Turkish: şura

Etymology 2

From Arabic شُورَى (šūrā).

Noun

شورا • (şura)

1. council

   Synonym: مجلس (meclis)

Descendants

• Turkish: şura

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “sura 1”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “sura 2”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sura”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Pashto

Noun

شورا • (shurā́) f

1. shura, council

References

• “شورا”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
• Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “شورا”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شُورَى (šūrā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃuː.ɾɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃoː.ɾɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃoː.ɾɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃuː.ɾɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃu.ɾɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃow.ɹɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɵ.ɾɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	šūrā
Dari reading?	šōrā
Iranian reading?	šowrâ
Tajik reading?	šüro

Noun

Dari	شورا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шӯро

شورا • (šowrâ)

1. council

Derived terms

• شورای امنیت (šowrâ-ye amniyat)

Related terms

• شوروی (šowravi)