قطره

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَطْرَة (qaṭra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qat.ˈɾa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qät̪.ɾǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qät̪.ɾǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qät̪.ɾǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qät̪.ɾǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæt̪.ɹé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qät̪.ɾǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	qatra
Dari reading?	qatra
Iranian reading?	ğatre
Tajik reading?	qatra

Noun

Dari	قَطرهَ
Iranian Persian	قَطرهِ
Tajik	қатра

قطره • (qatre) (plural قطرات (qatrât))

1. drop (of liquid)

   Synonym: چکه (čekke)

   قطره آب ― qatre-ye âb ― drop of water

   قطره باران ― qatre-ye bârân ― raindrop

Derived terms

• قطره چشم (qatre-ye češm)
• قطره چکان (qatre čekân)

 

Descendants

• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: क़तरा (qatrā)
  • Urdu: قطرہ (qat̤rah)
• → Punjabi: ਕ਼ਤਰਾ (qatrā), قطرہ (qat̤rah)