# Chorba > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chorba > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chorba.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorba > Source revision: 1356846460 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Traditional soup}} {{Redirect|Ciorba|a surname|Ciorbă (surname)}} {{Infobox food | name = Chorba | image = Bean soup with tomatoes and red peppers.jpeg | image_size = 250px | caption = [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_cuisine) bean chorba with tomatoes and red peppers. | alternate_name = Ciorbă, shurbah, shorwa, čorba, çorba | country = | region = [Algeria](/source/Algeria), [Balkans](/source/Balkans), [Central Europe](/source/Central_Europe), [Eastern Europe](/source/Eastern_Europe), [Southeast Europe](/source/Southeast_Europe), [Central Asia](/source/Central_Asia), [North Africa](/source/North_Africa), [Arabia](/source/Arabia) | creator = | course = | type = [Soup](/source/Soup) or [stew](/source/stew) | served = | main_ingredient = [Water](/source/Water), [meat](/source/meat), [beans](/source/beans)، [vegetables](/source/vegetables) and [legumes](/source/legumes) | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''Chorba''', ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|ɔːr|b|ə}} {{respell|CHOR-bə}}; {{IPA|tr|tʃɔɾˈba|lang}}){{efn|From [Ottoman Turkish](/source/Ottoman_Turkish) {{lang|ota|چوربا}} {{Transliteration|ota|çorba}}.}} '''shorwa''', '''shurba''', '''shurpa''', '''shurbah''' or '''shorba''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɔːr|b|ə}} {{respell|SHOR-bə}}){{efn|From [Persian](/source/Classical_Persian) {{lang|fa|شوربا}} {{Transliteration|fa|shōrbā}} {{IPA|fa|ʃoːɾˈbɑː|}}, {{small|[Iranian Persian](/source/Iranian_Persian):}} {{Transliteration|fa|shurbā}} {{IPA|fa|ʃuːɹˈbɒː|}}}} is a broad class of [stew](/source/stew)s or rich [soup](/source/soup)s found in national cuisines across [North Africa](/source/North_Africa), [The Middle East](/source/The_Middle_East), [Iran](/source/Iran), [Turkey](/source/Turkey), [Southeast Europe](/source/Southeast_Europe), [Central Asia](/source/Central_Asia), [East Africa](/source/East_Africa) and [South Asia](/source/South_Asia). It is often prepared with added ingredients but is also served alone{{cite magazine | author = | title = What is Shorba and why is it good for you in winter | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/what-is-shorba-and-why-is-it-good-for-you-in-winter/articleshow/72994049.cms#:~:text=Shorba%20is%20a%20kind%20of,is%20growing%20exponentially%20in%20India. | magazine = Entertainment Times | location = India | publisher = | date = 2019-12-27 | access-date = 2021-05-25 }} as a broth or with bread.{{cite book |last=Roden |first=Claudia |author-link= |date=1974 |title=A Book of Middle Eastern Food |url= |location=United States |publisher=Random House, Inc., New York |page= 109 |isbn=0394-71948-4 }} == Etymology == {{refimprove section|date=December 2025}} The word ''chorba'' in English and in many Balkan languages is a loan from the [Ottoman Turkish](/source/Ottoman_Turkish) {{lang|ota|چوربا}} {{Transliteration|ota|çorba}}, which itself is a loan from [Persian](/source/Persian_language) {{lang|fa|شوربا}} {{Transliteration|fa|šōrbā}}. The spelling ''shorba'' could be a direct loan into English from Persian or through a Central or South Asian intermediary. The word is ultimately a compound of {{lang|fa|شور}} {{Transliteration|fa|šōr}} meaning 'salty, brackish' and {{lang|fa|با}} {{Transliteration|fa|bā}} meaning 'stew, gruel, spoon-meat'.{{Cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/steingass_query.py?qs=%D8%A8%D8%A7&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact|date=January 23, 2023|website=dsal.uchicago.ed|language=en|access-date=2023-01-23|title=A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, Including the Arabic Words and Phrases to be Met with in Persian Literature }} The former is from [Parthian](/source/Parthian_language) {{lang|xpr|𐫢𐫇𐫡}} {{Transliteration|xpr|šōr}} meaning 'salty', and the latter from [Middle Persian](/source/Middle_Persian) {{lang|pal|*-bāg}} meaning 'gruel, spoon-meat'. The etymology can be definitively tied to Persian through the cognate {{lang|fa|شورباج}} {{Transliteration|fa|šōrabāj}}; in modern Persian, while {{lang|fa|شوربا}} {{Transliteration|fa|šōrbā}} evolved to mean 'broth, stew', {{lang|fa|شورباج}} {{Transliteration|fa|šōrabāj}} simply means 'soup'.{{Cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/steingass_query.py?qs=%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AC&matchtype=default|date=January 23, 2023|website=dsal.uchicago.ed|language=en|access-date=2023-01-23|title=A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, Including the Arabic Words and Phrases to be Met with in Persian Literature }} It is typical for Middle Persian word-final {{lang|pal|𐭪}} {{Transliteration|pal|g}} to either change to {{lang|fa|ج}} {{Transliteration|fa|j}} or be dropped altogether in Modern Persian. The [dialectal Arabic](/source/dialectal_Arabic) word {{lang|ar|شوربة}} {{Transliteration|ar|šūrba}} also a loan from Persian while {{lang|ar|شربة}} {{Transliteration|ar|šurba}} is a [phono-semantic matching](/source/phono-semantic_matching) that occurred during the loaning of the word into Arabic and is etymologically tied to {{lang|ar|شرب}} {{Transliteration|ar|šariba}} meaning 'to drink'. Chorba is also called {{Transliteration|am|shorba}} ({{langx|am|ሾርባ}}), {{Transliteration|uz|sho'rva}} ({{langx|uz|шўрва}}), {{Transliteration|ps|shorwa}} ({{langx|ps|شوروا}}), {{Transliteration|bg|chorba}} ({{langx|bg|чорба}}), {{lang|sh-Latn|čorba}} ({{lang-sh-Cyrl|чорба}}), {{Transliteration|so|shurbad}} ([Somali](/source/Somali_language)), {{lang|ro|ciorbă}} ([Romanian](/source/Romanian_language)), {{Transliteration|ru|shurpa}} ({{langx|ru|шурпа}}), {{Transliteration|ug|shorpa}} ({{langx|ug|شورپا}} / {{lang|ug-Cyrl|шорпа}}), {{lang|tr|çorba}} ([Turkish](/source/Turkish_language)), {{Transliteration|kk|shorpo}} ({{langx|ky|шорпо}}), {{Transliteration|kk|sorpa}} ({{langx|kk|сорпа}}){{citation needed|date=July 2015}} and ''shorba'' in ([Hindustani](/source/Hindustani_language): {{lang|ur|{{nq|شوربہ}}}} / {{lang|hi|शोरबा}}). In the Indian subcontinent, the term {{Transliteration|hi|shirwā}} is commonly used to mean gravy. It is a [Mughlai](/source/Mughlai_cuisine) dish and it also has vegetarian forms. ==Types== Shorwa is a traditional Afghan dish which is a simple dish which is usually mixed with bread on the [dastarkhān](/source/dastarkh%C4%81n).{{Cite book|last=Bradnock|first=Robert W.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=le8uAQAAIAAJ|title=South Asian Handbook|date=1994|publisher=Trade & Travel Publications|isbn=9780844299808|language=en}} It is a long process and a pressure-cooker is usually used, as it reduces the process to 2 hours. The main ingredients for shorwa are potatoes, beans and meat.{{Cite web|url=http://www.afghankitchenrecipes.com/recipe/shorwa-e-tarkari-meat-veg-soup/|title=Shorwa-E-Tarkari (Meat & Veg Soup)|website=KitchenRecipes}} It is commonly served with Afghan bread.{{Cite web|url=http://www.afghankitchenrecipes.com/recipe/shorwa-e-tarkari-meat-veg-soup/|title = Shorwa-E-Tarkari (Meat & Veg Soup) | Afghan Kitchen Recipes}} Ciorbă in [Moldova](/source/Moldova) and [Romania](/source/Romania), is a generic term for a soup. ==Gallery== File:Shorwa.JPG|Traditional [Afghan](/source/Afghan_cuisine) shorwa File:Chorba.jpg|[Algerian](/source/Algerian_cuisine) chorba File:Begova Čorba (Baščaršija in Sarajevo, Bosnia).JPG|[Bosnian](/source/Bosnian_cuisine) ''[begova čorba](/source/begova_%C4%8Dorba)'' and somun bread File:Ready kurban chorba.JPG|[Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_cuisine) Kurban chorba File:Shorpo.jpg|[Kyrgyz](/source/Kyrgyz_cuisine) shorpo File:Pileća corba.jpg|[Serbian](/source/Serbian_cuisine) chicken čorba File:Ciorba.jpg|[Romanian](/source/Romanian_cuisine) ciorbă File:Chorba frik algerienne.jpg|[Algerian](/source/Algerian_cuisine) chorba frik ==See also== {{Portal|Food}} * [List of soups](/source/List_of_soups) * [List of stews](/source/List_of_stews) ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{Commons category|Chorba}} {{Reflist}} {{navboxes|list1= {{Cuisine of the Levant}} {{Cuisine of Bulgaria}} {{Cuisine of Serbia}} {{Cuisine of Turkey}} {{Cuisine of India}} {{Soups}}}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Corba}} Category:Turkish soups Category:Turkish words and phrases Category:Afghan cuisine Category:Albanian cuisine Category:Arab cuisine Category:Armenian cuisine Category:Azerbaijani cuisine Category:Bashkir cuisine Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina cuisine Category:Bulgarian cuisine Category:Cuisine of the Caucasus Category:Georgian cuisine Category:Greek cuisine Category:Hungarian cuisine Category:Indian cuisine Category:Kazakh cuisine Category:Kyrgyz cuisine Category:Moldovan cuisine Category:Pakistani soups and stews Category:Romani cuisine Category:Romanian cuisine Category:Soviet cuisine Category:Tajik cuisine Category:Tatar cuisine Category:Turkmen cuisine Category:Uyghur cuisine Category:Uzbekistani cuisine Category:Iranian soups --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chorba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorba) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorba?action=history)). 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