صراحی

Persian

Etymology

From صراح (sorâh) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sʊ.ɾɑː.ɦíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sʊ.ɾɑː.ɦíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sʊ.ɾɑː.jíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [su.ɾɔː.jí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [so.ɹɒː.ɦíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [su.ɾɔ.ɦí]

Readings
Classical reading?	surāhī
Dari reading?	surāhī
Iranian reading?	sorâhi
Tajik reading?	surohi

Noun

صراحی • (sorâhi) (plural صراحی‌ها (sorâhi-hâ))

1. wine-flask; carafe
   • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 26”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎^[1]:

     زلف‌آشفته و خوی‌کرده و خندان‌لب و مست
     پیرهن‌چاک و غزل‌خوان و صراحی در دست

     zulf-âšufta wu xway-karda wu xandân-lab u mast
     pîrhan-čâk u ǧazal-xân u surâhî dar dast

     Tousled-hair and sweating and smiling-lipped and drunk,
     Shirt-torn and singing songs and wine-flask in hand

     (romanization in Classical Persian)