خوره

See also: جوزة and حوزه

Persian

Alternative forms

  • خره (xorrah)

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (xwarrah, divine glory, splendour), which is either inherited from Proto-Iranian *huHarnā́h, or a borrowing from Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬵 (xᵛarənah). Related to فر (farr, splendor, beauty, lustre).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊr.räʱ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xʊr.rɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xur.rɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? xurrah
Dari reading? xurrah
Iranian reading? xorrah
Tajik reading? xurrah

Noun

خوره • (xorrah)

  1. Khvarenah

Etymology 2

خور (xor-) + ه (-e)

Pronunciation

Noun

خوره • (xore) (plural خوره‌ها (xore-hâ))

  1. leprosy
  2. geek (a person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • موخوره (trichoptilosis)
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