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Meaning of دَریا | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
dar.ˈjaː

Definitions

  1. sea; ocean
  2. a female given name, Darya, from Middle Persian
  3. river
    Tajik

Equivalents

English river

Examples

“در کنار دریا”

on the seashore

“دریا در چرخه آب نقش دارد.”

The ocean plays a role in the water cycle.

“ز عشق ار عاشقی میرد، گنه بر عشق ننهد کس که بهر غرقه کردن عیب نتوان کرد دریا را”

If the lover dies of love, nobody holds love accountable, For one does not blame the sea when a person drowns.

“با کمال احتیاج از خلق استغنا خوش است با دهان خشک مردن بر لب دریا خوش است”

To disdain people’s help at the utmost height of neediness is fitting; To die with a dry mouth at the shore of the ocean is fitting.

“آمو دریا”

the River Oxus

“بدو گفت چون رستم پیلتن ندیده بود کس بهر انجمن دل شیر دارد تن ژنده پیل نهنگان برآرد ز دریای نیل”

He told him, "The elephant-bodied Rustam's like Has not been seen by anyone in any tribe. He has a lion's heart and a huge elephant's body, And he drags out the crocodiles from the River Nile."

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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