درنگ
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian dlng' (drang, “period, duration”), from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian *drangah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *drangʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”) (compare English long).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [di.ɾanɡ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɪ.ɾäŋɡ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪ɪ.ɾäŋɡ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪i.ɾäŋɡ̥]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪e.ɹæɲɡʲ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d̪i.ɾäŋɡ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | dirang |
| Dari reading? | dirang |
| Iranian reading? | derang |
| Tajik reading? | dirang |
Noun
| Dari | درنگ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | диранг |
درنگ • (derang) (plural درنگها (derang-hâ))
- delay
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 2736:
- سالم از دزدان و از آسیب سنگ / برد تا دار الخلافه بیدرنگ
- salim az duzd-ân u az âsêb-i-sang / burd tâ dâr al-xalâfa bê-dirang
- He bore it without delay, safe from robbers and unhurt by stones, to the seat of the Caliphate (the Caliph's palace).
- hesitation, hesitancy
- postponement
- slowness
Synonyms
- دیرکرد (dirkerd)
- تأخیر (ta’xir)
Derived terms
- درنگ کردن (darang kardan, “to delay, to hesitate”)
Descendants
- → Bengali: দেরেঙ্গ (dereṅgo)
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